• African health sciences · Mar 2024

    Knowledge, attitude and practices towards oral health among secondary school students in Huye district, Rwanda.

    • John M Bayingana, Geofrey Shyaka, and Japheths Ogendi.
    • Public Health, Rwanda polytechnic, Huye.
    • Afr Health Sci. 2024 Mar 1; 24 (1): 250261250-261.

    BackgroundGood oral health knowledge is considered to be crucial for health-related practices and better oral hygiene.ObjectiveThis study was aimed to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices towards oral health among secondary student in Huye district.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted with 386 students from public secondary schools with advanced level. Boarding secondary schools were excluded. Stratified Clustering sampling technique was used for selecting study participants. A closed ended questionnaire was used for collecting data. Results were found on the basis of percentage and frequency using SPSS 21.0 version.ResultsThe majority of participants, 222 (57.5%) were female and 164 (42.5%) were male. The majority of the participants, 168 (43.5%) were between 15-17 years old. Out of the total population of students 1.8% had good knowledge, 56.2% had average knowledge and 42% had poor knowledge about oral health. Moreover, 56.2% had negative and 43.8% had positive oral health attitudes and overall practice towards oral hygiene of students showed that 74.6 % had poor practice and 24.4% had good practices.ConclusionOral hygiene has to be long life practice and oral health education have to be included as part of the school environment.© 2024 Bayingana JM et al.

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