Oral health inequalities between differently abled and healthy school children in Bengaluru—A cross‐sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Soni Rajput ◽  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Manjunath P Puranik ◽  
KR Sowmya
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Inequalities ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Dental Caries Experience in 6-13 Years Old School Children of Dharan Sub-Metropolitan City, Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-18
Author(s):  
Bhawana Sigdel Bastola ◽  
Bandana Koirala ◽  
Mamta Dali ◽  
Sneha Shrestha ◽  
Dharanidhar Baral
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Dental Caries ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary Dentition ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Introduction: Dental caries though preventable oral health problem is affecting school children worldwide and around 50% of Nepalese children are suffering from it. Baseline data with good understanding of dental caries and associated risk factors are necessary to form preventive strategies for setting and achieving oral health goals. Objective: This study was conducted to determine dental caries experience and associated risk factors among school-going children of 6-13 years old in Dharan sub-metropolitan city, Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from 5th Jan 2018 to 4th Jan 2019 among 680 school children selected by multistage cluster sampling method. Pretested, standardized, closed-ended questionnaire answered by the parents was used to gather information regarding the associated risk factors. Dental caries experience was obtained from deft/DMFT (WHO modification 1997). Comparison of categorical data was done using Chi-square test. Multivariable binary logistic regressions were used for the statistical analysis. Results: The overall caries prevalence was 61.6%, in primary dentition it was 48.25% and in permanent dentition it was 34.4%. Dental caries experience was with mean deft 4.67 (±2.7) in primary dentition and mean DMFT 1.72 (±1.05).in permanent dentition. Multivariate analysis showed significant association between dental caries experience and grade three and grade four school children had experienced greater caries (p<0.05, OR =2.7). Dental caries was associated with eating sweets at night (p<0.001, OR=2.5) and snacking in-between meals (p<0.001, OR=2.5). Conclusions: Dental caries among school-children in Dharan showed a significant burden especially within the primary dentition. It was significantly associated with factors like feeding habits -eating sweets in a day, eating sweets at night and snaking in between meals

scholarly journals Morbidity of School Children in Panauti Municipality of Kavrepalanchowk: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (224) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh Manandhar ◽  
Pratiksha Pathak ◽  
Prasanna Lama ◽  
Sunil Kumar Joshi
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
School Children ◽  
Private School ◽  
Binary Data ◽  
School Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: School health has been considered as a high priority intervention in developingcountries but it has not been prioritized in Nepal. The objectives of the study are to find out theprevalence of morbidity and nutritional status in school children. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a private school located at PanautiMunicipality of Kavrepalanchowk district for one week of November 2019. A convenient samplingtechnique was used. From a selected school, a total number of 356 students studying from Grade I toX were included in the study using. Confidence Interval at 95% was calculated along with frequencyand proportion for binary data using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software. Results: Among 356 students, the most common three morbidities were dental caries 43 (18.1%),tonsillitis 26 (6.2 %), and headache 18 (7.1 %). Based on weight for age, 43 (23.9%) boys and 22 (12.5%)girls were underweight and 12 (6.7%) boys and 4 (2.7%) girls were overweight and 6 (2%) wereobese. Thus school health programs should give more emphasis on oral health, nutrition, personalhygiene, etc. Conclusions: The health and nutritional status of school children in this study were found to besatisfactory compared to other studies. The present study emphasized oral health. The schoolhealth program is important in the school for the prevention of diseases like a parasitic infestation,improving personal hygiene, and nutritional status.

scholarly journals Oral Health Status of Institutionalized Orphans and Non-Orphans Aged 6-12 Years in a Central Indian City: A Comparative Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. OR12-OR15
Author(s):  
Karishma A. ◽  
Anuj Nair ◽  
Anjali D. ◽  
Indrajeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Oral Health Status ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
P Value ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Indian City

INTRODUCTION: Oral Health, like general health, is a basic fundamental right for all, and even more so for the underprivileged. AIM: To evaluate the oral health status of Institutionalized orphans aged 6-12 years and non-orphans in Indore, Madhya PradeshMATERIALS AND METHODS: The present descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among various registered orphanages in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Oral Examination was done by two standardized examiners (ADA type III examination) and data was entered using a pre-tested and pre-validated proforma. Data was transferred into MS excel and after application of descriptive statistics, the independent samples t-test and multiple logistic regression were applied (p value significant at ≤ 0.5). RESULTS: Of the total 263 study subjects, there were 132(50.2%) orphans and 131(49.8%) school children aged 6-12 years. Among orphans, males (62.9%) formed the majority; use of toothbrush with toothpaste was observed among 69.7% of orphans, while 6.1% did not use any oral hygiene aid. The most common observed hard lesion was dental caries (31.8%) as compared to 20.6% in school children and its presence revealed a significant association (p=0.02). CONCLUSION: It is recommended that a special emphasis should be made to promote oral health among the children residing in orphanages.

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