Leila Basir|Bita Rasteh|Ali Montazeri|Marzieh Araban
Four-level evaluation of health promotion intervention for preventing early childhood caries: a randomized controlled trial
Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences|Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences|Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research|Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research|Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences
early childhood caries ecc common dental disease among children affect childrens primary teeth teething study evaluates intervention preventing early childhood caries pediatric population ahvaz iran population study irct2017070210804n10 consists 104 women 12 36 months age without dental caries referred health care center ahvaz iran children randomly assigned either experimental control group equal numbers first demographic information participants collected questionnaire containing components perceived threat health literacy oral health behaviors using valid reliable questionnaire ecc status children established dentist control group received standard well baby care experimental group received standard well baby care addition educational interventions including lecture group discussion 6 months participant completed questionnaire second time childrens teeth reexamined data analyzed using spss version 15 significance level p 005 mean ages women children 31 668 years 18 721 months respectively intervention significant difference documented groups study variables p 005 however intervention significant difference observed perceived threats 4115 446 experimental group 3826 421 control group p 0001 health literacy 2098 215 experimental group 1976 270 control group p 001 oral health behaviors 775 230 experimental group 615 265 control group p 001 incidence ecc 13 experimental group 35 control group p 0001 intervention positive effects perceived threat health literacy health behaviors intervention could reduce incidence ecc finding study provided suggestion evidencebased decisionmaking processes regarding eccs prevention programs irct2017070210804n10 retrospectively registered