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Self-Rated Oral Health and Associated Factors among an Adult Population in Rural India—An Epidemiological Study

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  • Meghashyam Bhat

    (Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia)

  • Sreevidya Bhat

    (Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore and Affiliated to Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bengaluru 560041, Karnataka, India)

  • Kaye Frances Roberts-Thomson

    (Australian Research Centre for Population Oral Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia)

  • Loc Giang Do

    (School of Dentistry, The University of Queensland, Brisbane 4006, Australia)

Abstract

Background: To determine the perception of oral health status and its associated factors among adults living in rural areas in Karnataka state, India. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among adults in the age group of 35–54 years old residing in villages in a southern state in India. The main outcome measure was poor self-rated oral health (SROH) among adults in rural India. Results: About 873 adults participated in the study. The prevalence of poor SROH was 15.2%. Adults of age 40–44 years, females, those in lower socioeconomic conditions, and those with high caries experience (DMFT ≥ 4) and periodontal disease were associated with poor SROH. Those who had visited a dentist in the previous one year were 1.9 times more likely to report poor oral health. Conclusions: Nearly 15% of rural people reported poor oral health. Socioeconomic conditions, sex, age, smoking, and dental visiting were associated with poor SROH. People’s perception of poor oral health was associated with severe periodontitis and DMFT ≥ 4. A dose–response relationship was observed between experience with dental caries and poor SROH.

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  • Meghashyam Bhat & Sreevidya Bhat & Kaye Frances Roberts-Thomson & Loc Giang Do, 2021. "Self-Rated Oral Health and Associated Factors among an Adult Population in Rural India—An Epidemiological Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-8, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:12:p:6414-:d:574400
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    1. Momoko Nakahara & Naoki Toyama & Daisuke Ekuni & Noriko Takeuchi & Takayuki Maruyama & Aya Yokoi & Daiki Fukuhara & Nanami Sawada & Yukiho Nakashima & Manabu Morita, 2022. "Trends in Self-Rated Oral Health and Its Associations with Oral Health Status and Oral Health Behaviors in Japanese University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from 2011 to 2019," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-13, October.

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