Oral health-related attitude and practices of transgender population in Puducherry UT, India---A cross-sectional questionnaire survey.

Autor: Sathyanarayanan U; Director of Accreditations, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondy-Cuddalore Main Road, Pillaiyarkuppam, Puducherry UT, India., John BM; Former Hod of Conservative Dentistry and Endodotnics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry UT, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of family medicine and primary care [J Family Med Prim Care] 2022 May; Vol. 11 (5), pp. 1815-1819. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 14.
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_921_21
Abstrakt: Background: Oral health is apparently compromised among the transgenders and not enough data is available on the same, without which appropriate measures cannot be drafted and implemented.
Objective: To determine oral health practices among transgender population of Puducherry UT, India.
Material and Methods: A close-ended questionnaire was used to elicit responses on attitude and practices related to oral health. Self-identified transgenders were included in this study following a snowball sampling technique. Data on educational level, brushing habits, deleterious habits (tobacco and alcohol), visits to any dentist and sugar consumption was recorded. Data was analyzed for descriptive statistics.
Results: More than 72% had education above high school, 86.1% used tooth brush to clean their teeth, 47% had never been to a dentist, more than 50% did not receive any oral care, 61% used associated products of tobacco, majority had a high sugar exposure and more than 55% consumed alcohol every day in varying quantities.
Conclusion: Findings of this study suggests that efforts need to be increased to create awareness on oral hygiene among this socially stigmatized community to have a positive dental health attitude and behaviour.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
(Copyright: © 2022 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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