Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Yenadis are one the major tribe of Andhra Pradesh. They are special community people with low socioeconomic status (SES) and they do jobs like collecting trash from garbage for their livelihood. Their life style, livelihood practices may have an impact on their oral health. Aim: The ai...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: N R Sirisha, P Srinivas, S Suresh, T Devaki, R Srinivas, B Vikram Simha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.jiaphd.org/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2014;volume=12;issue=4;spage=302;epage=305;aulast=Sirisha
_version_ 1819093035328208896
author N R Sirisha
P Srinivas
S Suresh
T Devaki
R Srinivas
B Vikram Simha
author_facet N R Sirisha
P Srinivas
S Suresh
T Devaki
R Srinivas
B Vikram Simha
author_sort N R Sirisha
collection DOAJ
description Introduction: Yenadis are one the major tribe of Andhra Pradesh. They are special community people with low socioeconomic status (SES) and they do jobs like collecting trash from garbage for their livelihood. Their life style, livelihood practices may have an impact on their oral health. Aim: The aim was to assess the impact of SES on oral health related quality of life in yenadi′s community. Materials and Methods: A total of 156 adults residing in Yenadi colony in Guntur city were interviewed with oral health impact profile-14 questionnaire which was translated to local language, followed by clinical examination for dentition status and periodontal status. Data from subjects who were missed on the day of examination were collected on consecutive days. Demographic details, oral hygiene practices and personal habit details were collected. Results: Sufficient reliability (0.8) and validity were demonstrated for questionnaire. The associated factors effecting quality of life are gender (P = 0.02), age (0.005), SES (0.001), oral hygiene aid (0.001) and personal habits (P = 0.001). The mean decay missing filled total value of the study subjects was 3.69 ± 2.4. Among the study subjects, 52.7% of study subjects had calculus, and 25.6% of study subjects had pockets >6 mm or more. Conclusion: This study revealed high level of oral disease and poor perception of oral health among the people residing in that area, which is due to lack of knowledge of existing problems.
first_indexed 2024-12-21T23:05:06Z
format Article
id doaj.art-a72e955959cc47acb17fabf60c483e04
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2319-5932
2350-0484
language English
last_indexed 2024-12-21T23:05:06Z
publishDate 2014-01-01
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
record_format Article
series Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
spelling doaj.art-a72e955959cc47acb17fabf60c483e042022-12-21T18:47:12ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry2319-59322350-04842014-01-0112430230510.4103/2319-5932.147672Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional studyN R SirishaP SrinivasS SureshT DevakiR SrinivasB Vikram SimhaIntroduction: Yenadis are one the major tribe of Andhra Pradesh. They are special community people with low socioeconomic status (SES) and they do jobs like collecting trash from garbage for their livelihood. Their life style, livelihood practices may have an impact on their oral health. Aim: The aim was to assess the impact of SES on oral health related quality of life in yenadi′s community. Materials and Methods: A total of 156 adults residing in Yenadi colony in Guntur city were interviewed with oral health impact profile-14 questionnaire which was translated to local language, followed by clinical examination for dentition status and periodontal status. Data from subjects who were missed on the day of examination were collected on consecutive days. Demographic details, oral hygiene practices and personal habit details were collected. Results: Sufficient reliability (0.8) and validity were demonstrated for questionnaire. The associated factors effecting quality of life are gender (P = 0.02), age (0.005), SES (0.001), oral hygiene aid (0.001) and personal habits (P = 0.001). The mean decay missing filled total value of the study subjects was 3.69 ± 2.4. Among the study subjects, 52.7% of study subjects had calculus, and 25.6% of study subjects had pockets >6 mm or more. Conclusion: This study revealed high level of oral disease and poor perception of oral health among the people residing in that area, which is due to lack of knowledge of existing problems.http://www.jiaphd.org/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2014;volume=12;issue=4;spage=302;epage=305;aulast=SirishaAdult populationoral health impact profilequality of lifequestionnaire survey
spellingShingle N R Sirisha
P Srinivas
S Suresh
T Devaki
R Srinivas
B Vikram Simha
Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study
Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry
Adult population
oral health impact profile
quality of life
questionnaire survey
title Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study
title_full Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study
title_short Oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in Guntur city, Andhra Pradesh: A cross-sectional study
title_sort oral health related quality of life among special community adult population with low socioeconomic status residing in guntur city andhra pradesh a cross sectional study
topic Adult population
oral health impact profile
quality of life
questionnaire survey
url http://www.jiaphd.org/article.asp?issn=2319-5932;year=2014;volume=12;issue=4;spage=302;epage=305;aulast=Sirisha
work_keys_str_mv AT nrsirisha oralhealthrelatedqualityoflifeamongspecialcommunityadultpopulationwithlowsocioeconomicstatusresidingingunturcityandhrapradeshacrosssectionalstudy
AT psrinivas oralhealthrelatedqualityoflifeamongspecialcommunityadultpopulationwithlowsocioeconomicstatusresidingingunturcityandhrapradeshacrosssectionalstudy
AT ssuresh oralhealthrelatedqualityoflifeamongspecialcommunityadultpopulationwithlowsocioeconomicstatusresidingingunturcityandhrapradeshacrosssectionalstudy
AT tdevaki oralhealthrelatedqualityoflifeamongspecialcommunityadultpopulationwithlowsocioeconomicstatusresidingingunturcityandhrapradeshacrosssectionalstudy
AT rsrinivas oralhealthrelatedqualityoflifeamongspecialcommunityadultpopulationwithlowsocioeconomicstatusresidingingunturcityandhrapradeshacrosssectionalstudy
AT bvikramsimha oralhealthrelatedqualityoflifeamongspecialcommunityadultpopulationwithlowsocioeconomicstatusresidingingunturcityandhrapradeshacrosssectionalstudy