Mostafa Mahmoud Youssef

Awareness, knowledge and attitude on cleft lip and palate among pediatric plastic surgery clinic attendees of tertiary hospital in Egypt / وعى ومعرفه و سلوك الامهات تجاه ابنائهم ذوى الشفة المشقوقة و شق الحنك المترددين على عيادة جراحة تجميل الاطفال بمستشفى الاطفال الجامعى بجامعة القاهرة Mostafa Mahmoud Youssef ; Supervised Tamer Ahmed Abdelhameed , Dina Mohamed Akmal , Ahmed Mohamed Kadry Wishahy - Cairo : Mostafa Mahmoud Youssef , 2018 - 110 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Pediatrics

Background: Adequate knowledge and awareness of cleft lip and palate (CLP) deformity may help to counter the negative beliefs and attitudes toward the condition. The objective of this study was to assess the level of awareness, knowledge and attitude of parents attending pediatric plastic surgery clinics about CLP. Materials and Methods: A crosssectional descriptive study with the aid of a structured interview administered questionnaire was conducted among 250 parents attending pediatric plastic surgery clinic of Cairo university specialized pediatric hospital. The main outcome measure was the level of awareness and knowledge



Awareness Cleft lip Pediatric plastic surgery clinics