Aim: This study aimed to assess the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of pediatricians regarding Early Childhood Caries (ECC) and Infant' Oral Health (IOH).Methodology: A total number of 141 pediatricians completed a structured closed-ended questionnaire composed of 30 closed-ended multiple-choice questions and divided into 4 sections as follows: Sociodemographic data, knowledge assessment questions, attitude assessment questions, and practice assessment questions. The questionnaire was presented in two forms: hard copies (printed forms) and online google forms. The collected data were statistically analyzed to assess the KAP of the participants regarding ECC and IOH.Results: A significantly high percentage of the participants had good knowledge 133 (94.3%) (p<0.001), good attitude 134 (95.0%) (p<0.001) and good practice level 90 (63.8%) (p=0.001) regarding ECC and IOH. There was no significant relation between the qualification and the level of knowledge (p=0.514), attitude (p=0.739), and practice regarding ECC and IOH (p=0.258). There was no significant relation between the years of experience and the level of knowledge (p=0.881), and practice (p=0.493). While the correlation with the attitude level was significant (p=0.017), with a significantly higher percentage of the respondents with good attitude having less than 5 years of experience 51 (98.1%) or having 5-10 years of experience 66 (97.1%) (p<0.001).
Conclusions:Pediatricians have an overall good KAP regarding ECC and IOH. There was a statistically significant correlation between the years of experience of the pediatricians and attitude level regarding ECC and IOH.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.