Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Institution-based dentists Toward Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Posted by: Natalia Gromov
Shah S, Rath H, Sharma G.
Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Institution-based dentists Toward Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
Indian J Dent Res. 2017 Nov-Dec;28(6):629-636. doi: 10.4103/ijdr.IJDR_231_17.
Dental institutions provide very good platform to educate budding dentists to inculcate the habit of tobacco cessation counseling, including nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). The aim of this study is to assess and compare the knowledge, attitude, and practice of institutionally attached postgraduate students and faculty members of the dental profession toward NRT. For a cross-sectional survey among 201 participants from four dental colleges in Odisha, India, a 28-item questionnaire was developed, subdivided into four categories: demographic details, assessment of NRT knowledge (21-item), assessment of attitude (5-item), practice (1-item with 4 subgroup questions), and 1-item assessing barriers. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, and multiple logistic regression. Only one-third of participants were aware of the dosage, mechanism of action, pharmacology, duration of the prescription, brand name, side effects, contraindications, and availability. Around two-third of participants who claimed to practice NRT, agreed to follow up the patients whom they prescribed NRT. Half of the study participants reported that they do not keep a record of these patients. Around 10% of respondents practicing NRT were confident enough to practice it without facing any problem. Major barriers for practicing NRT was found to be a lack of awareness (54.22%) followed by availability and bitter taste. The total knowledge score was found to be the strongest predictor of practicing NRT in multiple logistic regression.
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