Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Interns on Child Abuse

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Knowledge and attitude of dental interns of the pediatric dental department regarding child abuse recognition and reporting will be assessed 2 times before and after attending one of 2 learning modules ( interactive lecture or online module ) assessment through a questionnaire assessment of the learning experience through a written questionnaire

Detailed Description
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An introduction with the aim of the study will be given to all the interns of the pediatric dentistry department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University during a regular scheduled seminar. All interns willing to join the study will be asked to sign an informed consent. A pre-test questionnaire on recognition and reporting of child abuse will be given to the participants The participants will be randomly allocated to 2 study groups Online Group: (this group will receive the educational material through an online educational module ) Lecture Group: (this group will receive the educational material through an interactive lecture based educational module ) A post-test same as the pre-test will be used to assess the change in knowledge and attitude regarding child abuse recognition and reporting after the completion of the assigned educational module. All participants that attended both educational modules will be asked to answer a small questionnaire about their perceptions regarding the learning experience.

Official Title
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Knowledge and Attitude of Dental Interns on Child Abuse After Implementation of Two Educational Modules: A Randomized Control Trial

Conditions
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Child Abuse

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: interactive lecture
* Other: online education


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Dental Interns enrolled in the Pediatric Dentistry and Dental Public Health Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Cairo University Participants of both genders Graduates of any dental school in Egypt Exclusion Criteria: Participants who refused to sign the consent Participants who won't be able to have online access to the material
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: interactive lecture module<br>interactive lecture | Other: interactive lecture<br>* an interactive lecture will be given to a group of dental interns students on child abuse recognition and reporting<br>|
| Active Comparator: online educational module<br>online educational using a special link | Other: online education<br>* an online educational module will be sent to a group of dental interns students on child abuse recognition and reporting<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Questionnaire on Knowledge and Attitude of child abuse | assess the change in knowledge and attitude of dental interns regarding child abuse before and after the educational module assigned to the group same questionnaire will be given pre and post the educational module the questionnaire will include 25 multiple choice questions each question will score 4 with the total questionnaire out of 100 . the questionnaire that will score 75 or less will be considered failed | 2 questionnaires each for 15 minutes before and after the learning module | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Questionnaire on Perception of the learning experience | assessment of the dental interns' perception of the educational module the questionnaire will include 7 questions about how strongly or not they preferred the educational module administrated or not evaluation of the answers and comparison between both educational modules according to the % of agreement on each module each question will be analysed with comparison between the % of interns who strongly agree, agree, neutral, disagree or strongly disagree | A 10 minutes written questionnaire |