UNASSIGNED: A cross-sectional study was channeled among 600 Kutia Kandha tribe of Odisha. The oral health impact profile (OHIP-14) questionnaire was used to check the oral health-related quality of life. Number and percentages were derived using Microsoft Excel and for inferential statistics, a model was developed using multivariable logistic regression using STATA software. P was set at 0.05, which was considered to be statistically significant.
UNASSIGNED: Total sample composed of 330 men and 270 women with a mean age of 40.62 ± 16.29 years. Smoking was seen among 19.8% of tribal people had smoking habit and 72.33% (n = 434) of the study group consumed smokeless tobacco. Only a few used fluoridated (3.8%) dentifrice. The mean OHIP score of the tribe was 30.67 ± 4.514 and about 65% of participants reported poor oral health quality of life scores.
UNASSIGNED: The oral health quality of life of the tribe is poor and the prevalence of tobacco among the target population because of the unavailability of dental services. Proper health education and motivation can be acknowledged to this group are required to improve their oral health.
UNASSIGNED:在奥里萨邦的600个KutiaKandha部落中进行了一项横断面研究。口腔健康影响概况(OHIP-14)问卷用于检查口腔健康相关生活质量。数字和百分比是使用MicrosoftExcel和推断统计得出的,使用STATA软件使用多变量逻辑回归建立模型.P设为0.05,这被认为是统计学上显著的。
未经评估:总样本由330名男性和270名女性组成,平均年龄为40.62±16.29岁。在有吸烟习惯的部落人群中,有19.8%的人吸烟,研究组中有72.33%(n=434)食用无烟烟草。只有少数使用氟化(3.8%)洁齿剂。部落的平均OHIP评分为30.67±4.514,约65%的参与者报告口腔健康生活质量评分较差。
UNASSIGNED:由于无法获得牙科服务,该部落的口腔健康生活质量很差,目标人群中的烟草流行率也很高。适当的健康教育和动机可以承认这个群体需要改善他们的口腔健康。