title: Factors influencing awareness and attendance of traditional oral health care practices by residents of a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In order to institute preventive programmes against harmful traditional oral health practices there is a need to identify targets.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate factors influencing awareness and attendance of traditional oral health practices by residents of a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study of adult residents selected by simple random sampling in a peri-urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria, was conducted over a period of six months. Information was obtained with interviewer administered questionnaires. Data were recorded using SPSS version 16 software.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 172 (44.1%) respondents were aware of the existence of traditional healers for dental problems. Only 34 (8.7%) participants had been to traditional healers on account of toothache. About 76.5% reported having relief after treatment with relapse occurring in 12 cases (46.2%). Twenty (58.8%) of these (34) participants said they would not choose this option of treating dental problems in future. Significant associations existed between knowing that traditional healers provided dental treatment and gender (p = 0.001) or history of dental problems (p =0.008).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study showed moderate awareness of traditional oral care practices in Ibadan, Nigeria as influenced by gender and previous dental problems.
authors.affiliation: University of Ibadan, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry; University College Hospital, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry.
authors.forename: Folake Barakat
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Lawal
authors.affiliation: University of Ibadan, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry; University College Hospital, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry.
authors.forename: Juliana Obontu
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Taiwo
authors.affiliation: University of Ibadan, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry; University College Hospital, Department of Periodontology and Community Dentistry.
authors.forename: Gbemi Aderemi
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Oke
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009549:Nigeria; D009909:Oral Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009910:Oral Hygiene / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D018881:Suburban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Traditional; attendance; awareness; factors; oral health care; practices
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