ASSESSMENT OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS DENTAL HEALTH CARE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
1 Department of Human Kinetic and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
2 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
3 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
* Corresponding author: fatrasheed33@gmail.com
2 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria
3 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
* Corresponding author: fatrasheed33@gmail.com
Abstract
The study was conducted to assess practice towards dental health care among primary school pupils in
Kaduna State. An ex-post facto research design was used to study 400 subjects drawn from twelve
primary schools in the six (6) local government areas from the three senatorial zones in Kaduna state.
The subjects were drawn through stratified, simple random, purposive, proportional and systematic
sampling techniques. A close-ended questionnaire was used to obtain responses from the subjects. Four
hundred (400) questionnaires were returned. Descriptive statistics of frequency, percentages, means
and standard deviation were used to describe the demographic characteristics of the respondents. One
research question was asked and one hypothesis was tested at a 0.05 level of significance using a one
sample t-test. The findings of the study revealed that the attitude of primary school pupils towards dental
health care in Kaduna State is positive. It was therefore recommended that primary school pupils should
be encouraged by their teachers, parents and health personnel on how to maintain a positive attitude
towards dental care.
Keywords
Attitude
Dental care
Primary school
Pupils.
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How to Cite
Rasheed, F. M., MUSA, U., & Ogwu, T. N. (2021). ASSESSMENT OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS DENTAL HEALTH CARE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 3(2), 122-127. https://doi.org/10.67203/gjhrr.2021.eifzicnt
F. M. Rasheed, U. MUSA, and T. N. Ogwu, "ASSESSMENT OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS DENTAL HEALTH CARE AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA," Global Journal of Health Related Researches, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 122-127, July 2021. doi: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.eifzicnt