Self-Assessment of Oral Health Status among Adults Residing at Chautara, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal.

Q3 Medicine

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council Pub Date : 2025-06-29 DOI:10.33314/jnhrc.v23i01.5448

Sirjana Dahal, Anju Khapung, Samarika Dahal, Prakash Poudel

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Background: Little is known about attitudes and practices regarding oral health of developing countries. This study aimed to determine the self-assessment of oral health status among adults residing at Chautara, Sindhupalchowk, Nepal.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 440 adults selected by convenience sampling method. Interview using WHO oral health questionnaire for adults 2013 was taken after receiving informed consent. Data were entered in Microsoft Excel Sheet and analysed in SPSS version 24. Mean, standard deviation, frequency and percentage were calculated.

Results: Majority had positive assessment regarding their teeth (366, 83.18%) and gums (384, 87.27%). Many (417, 94.77%) cleaned their teeth ?one times a day. Majority used toothbrush (434, 98.64%) and paste (411, 93.41%) for cleaning their teeth. Some, (184, 41.82%) visited a dentist at least once in their lifetime and the main reason was pain or trouble in teeth/gums/mouth (94, 51.09%). Very often, they faced problems chewing (31, 7.0%) and biting (27, 6.1%) foods. They mostly consumed tea with sugar (132, 30.0%) and biscuits, cakes and cream cakes (59, 13.4%) several times a day. Most of them smoked cigarettes every day (93, 21.1%), followed by tobacco chewing (67, 15.2%). In the past 30 days, 179 (40.7%) drank one or more drinks of alcohol.

Conclusions: The study findings showed that most of the adult residents of Chautara, had positive self-assessment of their oral health status. However, they faced many oral health problems which may be due to their unhealthy lifestyle suggesting need for oral health awareness programs.

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居住在尼泊尔Sindhupalchowk Chautara的成年人口腔健康状况自我评估

背景：发展中国家对口腔健康的态度和做法知之甚少。本研究旨在了解居住在尼泊尔Sindhupalchowk Chautara的成年人口腔健康状况的自我评估。方法：采用方便抽样法对440名成人进行描述性横断面调查。在获得知情同意后，使用世卫组织2013年成人口腔健康问卷进行了访谈。数据在Microsoft Excel表格中输入，并在SPSS version 24中进行分析。计算平均值、标准差、频率和百分比。结果：对牙齿（366例，83.18%）和牙龈（384例，87.27%）评价均为阳性。许多人（417人，94.77%）每天清洁一次牙齿。主要使用牙刷（434人，98.64%）和牙膏（411人，93.41%）清洁牙齿。一部分人（184,41.82%）一生中至少看过一次牙医，主要原因是牙齿/牙龈/口腔疼痛或不适（94,51.09%）。他们经常面临咀嚼（31.7.0%）和咬（27.6.1%）食物的问题。他们每天多吃几次加糖茶（132人，30.0%）和饼干、蛋糕和奶油蛋糕（59人，13.4%）。每天吸烟最多（93人，21.1%），其次是咀嚼烟草（67人，15.2%）。在过去的30天里，179人（40.7%）喝了一杯或多杯酒。结论：研究结果显示，肖塔拉县大部分成年居民对自己的口腔健康状况有积极的自我评价。然而，他们面临着许多口腔健康问题，这可能是由于他们不健康的生活方式，因此需要开展口腔健康意识项目。

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