Knowledge and Awareness of Individuals in Türkiye about Cleft Lip and Palate

Year 2022, Volume: 5 Issue: 2, 99 - 108, 30.08.2022

Gökhan Türker S. Kutalmış Büyük Arzu Uçar Uslu

https://doi.org/10.56150/tjhsl.1098369

Abstract

Aim: Cleft lip/palate (CL/P) is one of the most common craniofacial congenital anomalies. The aim of this was to evaluate the level of knowledge and perception of individuals in a large sample group in Türkiye about CL/P.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional 11-items questionnaire study was performed and was sent to individuals living in Turkey using Google Forms.
Results: A total of 886 participants responded the questionnaire. The rate of Nasoalveolar Molding (NAM)/Feeding Plate knowledge was significantly higher in female (P<0.001). More than half of the participants who had knowledge about NAM/nutritional plate stated that they get information about CL/P from health employers (P<0.001). The results revealed that gender, age, job, knowledge of diagnosis of CL/P before birth, and sources of information about CL/P, were statistically significant independent determinants of NAM/Feeding Plate knowledge (P<0.05).
Conclusions: The knowledge and awareness about CL/P is moderate among participants. Informative seminars should be organized to increase the awareness of the general population about CL/P, and reliable information should be uploaded to the Internet by the professional associations.

Keywords

Cleft lip and palate, nasoalveolar molding, Newborn, public awareness

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