Journal of Advanced Practices in Nursing

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Attitude and Perception towards Risk of Covid-19 Transmission among Parents of Children Visiting Dental OPD in Private Dental Institution
  Author(s): Rakshitha VS and D Sri Sakthi*
  
  Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic started in late 2019 and it is still prevailing. It has become a strain on today's condition. More importantly, it has affected the healthcare utilization behavior of people and it also increased the level of anxiety and stress in parents. When compared to adults children have a healthy respiratory system and an active innate immune system which play an important role. Due to dental treatment nature, procedures produce splatters and aerosols which contain more blood or saliva from patients and carry the risk of high chances of transmission of the virus on a large-scale. Aim: The study aims to evaluate the attitude and perception towards the risk of COVID transmission among parents of children visiting dental OPD in a private dental institution. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study containing a sample size of 115. A pre-validate.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2573-0347.2021.6.229

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