Dental Practitioners’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices for Mouthwash Use Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Imran, Eisha; Khurshid, Zohaib; Adanir, Necdet; Ashi, Heba; Almarzouki, Nawaf; Baeshen, Hosam Ali

doi:10.2147/rmhp.s287547

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“… 24 Our findings concur with a similar study where about a third of dentists were aware of the benefit of mouthwash as protective actions from contracting COVID-19. 10 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Thus, the application of precautionary measures remains important to minimize pandemic spread and reduce mortality rate. 6–8 There are a variety of practices that play an important role in controlling infection such as washing hands, wearing face masks, 9 use of mouthwash, 10 social distancing (stay at home) 11 and isolating confirmed cases. 8 These measures are important for all members of the community.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Awareness and Practice of COVID-19 Precautionary Measures Among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Binsaleh

Bazaid

Aldarhami³

et al. 2021

JMDH

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Objective Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the backbone of the healthcare system and a skilled and healthy workforce is vital during a health crisis, such as the present coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Healthcare workers are at higher risk of exposure to and transmission of the severe acute respiratory coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Hence, HCWs should possess good knowledge and attitudes toward COVID-19 to protect not only themselves but also their colleagues, families and the larger community. Thus, the current study aims to assess the knowledge and practice of protective measures by HCWs in Saudi Arabia during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic to identify awareness of the disease, potential trends and associated predictors. Methods A cross-sectional, web-based study was conducted among HCWs about knowledge related to COVID-19 and practice of protective measures, such as social distancing and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic. A Fisher exact test and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used to investigate the level of association among variables. Results A total of 674 HCWs were recruited in the study (51.8% male, 42.7% aged 28–37 years old and 52% specialists). The Saudi Ministry of Health (MoH) was the main source of knowledge for most of the HCWs (89%) followed by the WHO (44.5%) and social media (42.3%). Washing hands before touching the face was the most selected choice (97.9%) as a precautionary method to limit SARS-CoV2 transmission. Most of the HCWs (74.6%) scored low for staying at home while the majority (71.2%) showed a high practice of personal protective methods, with pharmacists and general physicians scoring the highest. Conclusion Saudi HCWs showed high knowledge and practice of protective measures for COVID-19. Good knowledge correlates with adoption of appropriate practices to prevent spread of infection. The current findings highlight the importance of interventions such as tailored education and training courses for those with low scores to improve overall knowledge and practice.

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“… 24 Our findings concur with a similar study where about a third of dentists were aware of the benefit of mouthwash as protective actions from contracting COVID-19. 10 …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Awareness and Practice of COVID-19 Precautionary Measures Among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Binsaleh

Bazaid

Aldarhami³

et al. 2021

JMDH

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“…22 Globally, there are different commercially available antiviral solutions used to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during clinical practice in health-care settings, but many health-care providers had lack of awareness about the prevention benefit of those solutions. 23 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…22 Globally, there are different commercially available antiviral solutions used to prevent SARS-CoV-2 infection during clinical practice in healthcare settings, but many health-care providers had lack of awareness about the prevention benefit of those solutions. 23 Elderly populations are high risk groups for COVID-19 due to weakened immune status. Therefore, elderly populations are recommended to have awareness about the disease and they need to apply all the precautionary measures.…”

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confidence: 99%

Perception of COVID-19 Prevention Methods Efficacy and Intention to Use Among Patients with Chronic Disease in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Multicentered Cross-sectional Study

Dires¹,

Gedamu²,

Getachew³

2021

JMDH

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Background In Ethiopia, people infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been increasing dramatically. COVID-19 precaution measures are essential for highly susceptible groups. However, it was not known previously to what extent chronic disease patients were perceived to know about the efficacy of prevention measures. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess perception of patients with chronic disease toward the efficacy of COVID-19 preventive measures and their intention to carry out those measures. Methods A multicentered institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 413 patients attended in selected hospitals of Dessie town from July 21 to August 5, 2020. Hospitals were selected using the lottery method and systematic random sampling was utilized to select study participants. An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect the data and the tool had four dimensions which include sociodemographic, clinical profile and risk assessment, perceived efficacy of prevention measures, and patient’s intention to carry out measures. In multivariable analysis, variables were declared statistically significant at a p -value of <0.05. Results In this study, the mean age of participants was 48.2 years (SD ±15.8 years) and 52.1% were females. In overall, 42.1% of participants had low perception on the efficacy of prevention measures and 28.3% had low intention to carry out measures. In this study, young adults (AOR=2.48; 95%CI: 1.42–4.31), male gender (AOR=2.75; 95%CI: 1.73–4.37), low literacy (AOR=3.42; 95%CI: 1.47–7.94) and face mask nonusers (AOR=1.64; 95%CI: 1.03–2.61) were significantly associated with low perceived efficacy of COVID-19 prevention methods. Conclusion In this study, a significant proportion of patients had low perception about the efficacy of COVID-19 prevention measures and nearly one-third of them had low intention to carry out prevention measures. Therefore, health education programs about efficacy of preventive measures should be provided by health professionals targeting high risk groups.

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“…It is recommended to minimize aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs), or using high-level evacuation and utilizing a rubber dam throughout AGPs. (13,14) Dentists and dental students must follow the practical international guidelines including the World Health Organization (WHO) (15) , Center for Disease Control (CDC) (16,17) , and American Dental Association (ADA) (13) , to minimize the risk of transmitting this dangerous disease. The amount of adherence to preventive measures during dental care is affected by the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of dentists.…”

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confidence: 99%

Assessing Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Risk Perception towards COVID-19, among Dental Students in Southern Iran

Elham Ansarifard,

Maryam Hejazi,

Zahra Tavallali

et al. 2021

IJPHRD

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Aims: Coronavirus Disease 2019 , affecting a large number of people worldwide, has been declared as a public health emergency. The goal of this study was to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, Practice (KAP), and risk perception of dental care during the covid-19 among dental students.Methods: An online questionnaire was sent to 4 th -6 th -year dental students. The questionnaire was divided into 5 sections. The first part contained questions regarding demographic information, whereas the other sections each assessed knowledge (18 questions), attitudes (5 questions), practices (7 questions), and risk perception (2 questions) of dental students.

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Dental Practitioners’ Knowledge, Attitude and Practices for Mouthwash Use Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 21 publications

References 45 publications

Awareness and Practice of COVID-19 Precautionary Measures Among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Awareness and Practice of COVID-19 Precautionary Measures Among Healthcare Professionals in Saudi Arabia

Perception of COVID-19 Prevention Methods Efficacy and Intention to Use Among Patients with Chronic Disease in Dessie Town, Northeast Ethiopia: A Multicentered Cross-sectional Study

Assessing Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, and Risk Perception towards COVID-19, among Dental Students in Southern Iran

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