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International Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volume 10, Issue 2, 2023
Mcmed International
International Journal of Community Health Nursing
Issn
XXX-XXXX (Print), XXXX-XXXX (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Abstract
Title
COMPARISON OF KNOWLEDGE, PRACTICES AND PERCEPTIONS REGARDING ORAL HEALTH IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS OF JODHPUR CITY
Author
*GauravSolanki,ChitraAgarwal,ChandiniPurohit,KritikaVyas,DeepaliChoudhary
Email
drgauravsolanki@yahoo.com
keyword
Urban Areas, Rural Areas, Oral Health Education, Oral Dental Health, Periodontal Health, CPI.
Abstract
Objective: To compare the knowledge, practices and perceptions regarding oral dental health in the urban and rural people in Jodhpur city. Methodology: This was a pre tested questionnaire based cross sectional survey, conducted in urban and rural areas of Jodhpur city. A total of 598 subjects were selected for the study. Out of which 299 were of urban areas and 299 were of rural areas and were taken forward for the further examination. Results: chi square test was used to analyze the data and it was found that the rural participants were more affected than the urban participants and had less knowledge about maintaining good oral hygiene. CPI and loss of attachment was found to be more in rural population than urban populations.
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