Measuring Potential of Preschool Facility Staff to Prevent Early Childhood Caries - - - Merenje potencijala predškolskog osoblja u prevenciji karijesa ranog detinjstva
Journal Title: Acta Facultatis Medicae Naissensis - Year 2016, Vol 33, Issue 4
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the possible potential of preschool staff through a newly designed questionnaire and evaluate their role in the prevention of early childhood caries (EEC) in Serbia where extremely high prevalence of this preventable disease was recorded. We preformed a cross-sectional study of 268 preschool staff using specially prepared semi-structured questionnaire for measuring potential of secondary children’s caregivers to prevent EEC. The questionnaire was tested on a pilot sample and after that all collected data were analyzed trough construction of correlation matrix with the evaluation of the value of each question, reliability testing, factorial analysis and estimating of its validity using SPSS software. The tested questionnaire had good internal consistency based on the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient value of 0.873 calculated directly and similar value (0.899) after applied Spearman-Brown “prediction” formula. Using exploratory factorial analysis and orthogonal rotation, we identified two domains that emerged with similar loadings (4.043 and 3.183). The first factor (domain) reflected attitudes of the study participants towards prevention of EEC, and the second factor (domain) showed behaviour of the study participants, which includes preventive actions against EEC. The total score of the questionnaire was correlated positively with oral health knowledge (Spearman’s correlation coefficient 0.331, p=000) and inversely with the length of employment, where each additional year of employment decreased the total score of the questionnaire by 1.20. These findings could partially explain an extremely high prevalence of EEC in young children and indicate that preschool teachers should be more engaged in health education activities and motivation programs. - - - Cilj ove studije bio je da ispita mogući potencijal osoblja koje radi sa decom predškolskog uzrasta upotrebom novoformiranog upitnika i proceni njihovu ulogu u prevenciji karijesa u ranom detinjstvu (KRD) u Srbiji, gde je inače zabeležena izuzetno visoka prevalencija ovog oboljenja. Sprovedena je studija preseka na uzorku od 268 ispitanika, primenom specijalno konstruisanog polu-strukturisanog upitnika za merenje potencijala sekundarnih staralaca dece u prevenciji KRD-a. Upitnik je prvo testiran na pilot uzorku, a zatim su svi prikupljeni podaci analizirani izgradnjom korelacionog matriksa za procenu vrednosti svakog pitanja, testom pouzdanosti, faktorskom analizom i procenom njihove validnosti uz upotrebu SPSS softvera. Primenjeni upitnik je imao dobru internu konzistenciju baziranu na vrednosti Kronbahovog alfa koeficijenta od 0,873 izračunatog direktno i sličnoj vrednosti (0,899) dobijenoj primenom Spirman-Braunove "predviđajuće" formule. Primenom eksplorativne faktorske analize i ortogonalne rotacije identifikovana su dva domena koja su se izdvojila sa sličnim vrednostima (4,043 i 3,183). Prvi faktor (domen) je odražavao stavove ispitanika vezanih za prevenciju KRD-a, dok je drugi faktor pokazivao ponašanje ispitanika, uključujući prventivne mere za sprečavanje nastanka KRD-a Ukupni skor upitnika je pozitivno korelirao sa znanjem o oralnom zdravlju (Spirmanov koeficijent korelacije 0,331, p = 000), a inverzno sa dužinom radnog staža, gde je svaka dodata godina radnog staža smanjivala ukupnu vrednost upitnika za 1,20. Ovi rezultati mogu delimično objasniti izuzetno visoku prevalenciju KRD-a kod male dece i ukazaju da bi vaspitači trebalo da budu više uključeni u zdravstveno vaspitne aktivnosti i motivacione programe.
Authors and Affiliations
Danijela Jakšić-Gvozdić, Slobodan Janković, Danka Pajović, Sandra Vidojević, Srđan Stefanović, Jasmina R Milovanović
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- DOI 10.1515/afmnai-2016-0029
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