To study The eating Habit of the Fifth Standard of MCD Primary School Children of South Delhi Chaudhary Fatima*,1, Khayyam Khalid Umer**, Siddiqui Mohd Junaid*, Anjum Rubi*, Muzammil Sazina*** *Department of Tahaffuzi wa Samaji Tib, Faculty of Medicine, Jamia Hamadard, New Delhi-110062 **Department of Epidemiology & Public Health, LRS Institute of TB & Respiratory Diseases, Mehrauli, New Delhi-110030 ***Department of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025, India 1Corresponding Author E-mail: fatimashafia@yahoo.com
Online published on 27 March, 2014. Abstract Objective The eating habit of the fifth standard of MCD primary school children of south Delhi. Design Cross sectional study. Method This study has been carried out in two MCD primary schools (both morning and evening shifts) in the age group of 9–15 years of both sexes of Zakir Nagar and Okhla village, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, India. The Data was collected in 180 children in two stages after research and ethical committee clearance, in the pre-teaching assessment by WHO structured with informed consent from school authority and parent of study group questionnaire in local language. At the end of 30 days in post teaching assessment by health workers with same questionnaire was done after providing dental health education for one hour. Results The eating habit of the sweet things by doctors and health workers regularly and occasionally were 52.22% and 47.78% in pre teaching assessment respectively while 34.44% and 65.56% in post teaching assessment respectively. The use of oral hygiene aid of mouthwash, toothpicks, dental floss and don't use above things were 4.44%, 53.89%, 2.22% and 39.44% in pre teaching assessment respectively while 6.67%, 66.67%, 3.33% and 23.33% in post teaching assessment respectively. Conclusion There was significant improvement in the knowledge about the eating habit of sweets and use of oral hygiene aid like mouth wash, tooth pick and dental floss by teaching to the children.
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