TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON ORAL HYGIENE AMONG RURAL POPULATION IN A SELECTED VILLAGE AT KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT ,TAMILNADU

D.B.Shalin Grace; S.Suganya; S.Nithya; N.Shenbagapraba

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE ON ORAL HYGIENE AMONG RURAL POPULATION IN A SELECTED VILLAGE AT KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT ,TAMILNADU

D. B. Shalin Grace, S. Suganya, S. Nithya, N. Shenbagapraba

Abstract :

Health is a fundamental human right. Good health is perquisite of developmental process and human productivity.Health is essential for economical and social development of the country .It is central to the concept of quality of life. Health and its maintenance is a major social investment and is word wide social goal.The sampling technique was simple random with the sample of 30 people between the age group of 20–60, structured interview schedule were used to assess the knowledge. An extensive review of literature and guidance by experts formed the foundation to the development of questionnaires’. The investigator used demographic variable Performa , The data collection tools were validated and reliability was established. The collected data was tabulated and analyzed. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The mean value (15.46) and the standard deviation (2.093) in the study shows the percentage of people having adequate knowledge 5( 17% ) ,moderately adequate knowledge 19( 63% ) and inadequate knowledge 6 (20% ) are as follows.