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TITLE:

A CROSS-SECTIONAL RESEARCH TO ASSESS THE KAP PATTERN (KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE) ABOUT AN ONSET OF BLEEDING GUMS AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN

AUTHORS:

Kashfa Akram, Ambreen Akram, Hamna Manzoor

ABSTRACT:

This cross-sectional research was carried out at Jinnah Hospital, Lahore (September 2017 to March 2018) to assess the KAP (Knowledge, Attitude and Practices) of school going children about the onset of bleeding gums. The outcomes show that awareness level was satisfactory as 74% of students were well aware of the bleeding gums; whereas, 26% were not. Bleeding gums was an issue faced by 63% of the children; whereas, the dentist was consulted by 51% of the students. Few of the students relied on homemade remedial action or ignored the issue at all. On the basis of results, we conclude that the awareness level of students was good about oral health, associated effects and bleeding gums