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Prevalence of Use of Smokeless Tobacco among School-Going Children
Sonal Mahilkar1, Sagorika Saha2, Dennis V Abraham3
1Department of Dentistry, Government Medical College, Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India.
Aim:
The study aims to assess the prevalence of tobacco use in school-going children.
Materials And Methods:
A total of 1200 school children of age group 6-15 years were included. A pretested close-ended questionnaire was used to assess oral health knowledge and tobacco use practices.
Result:
A total of 18% (216) children used smokeless tobacco, out of which 23.3% (168) were males and 10% (48) were females. Among tobacco users, 67.3% (70) children had poor oral hygiene index (OHI) score, and 13% and 2.6% (12) had fair and good OHI scores, respectively.
Conclusion:
The prevalence of smokeless tobacco use in school children has increased resulting in poor oral hygiene.
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