BACKGROUNDDental caries is a major public health concern owing to their higher prevalence and their effects on the individual's quality of life. The problem is dreadful, particularly among school children. Objective-To estimate the prevalence of dental caries among school going children aged 5 -15 years studying in schools of Dibrugarh Town. MATERIALS AND METHODSA cross-sectional study was undertaken amongst the school students aged 5 -15 years enrolled in schools of Dibrugarh town, Assam. Students were checked for presence of dental caries and were interviewed with a predesigned and pretested schedule. RESULTSTotal 351 students participated in the study and the overall prevalence of dental caries was found to be 62.1%. The prevalence of dental caries was significantly higher among students belonging to lower socio-economic group. The prevalence was significantly lower among students who had brushing habits twice a day as compared to those having brushing habit once daily. Students having more than one sibling had higher prevalence as compared to students having no or one sibling. The prevalence of dental caries was significantly lower among students studied in private school. CONCLUSIONIt is concluded that the prevalence of dental caries in the present study is on the higher side. The study highlights the need of awareness among students regarding the advantages of good oral hygienic practises with regular monitoring of children for common dental problems at the school level.
RESEARCH QUESTION:What is the extent of use of family planning practices and what are the factors influencing the methods of contraception? OBJECTIVE: To find out the distribution of family planning practices with respect to literacy, age and reasons for not practicing any method. STUDY DESIGN: Community Based Cross sectional study. MATERIALS & METHODS:Multistage sampling technique was used to select the sample. Villages were selected by stratifying them according to the presence of tribal and non tribal population. Thereafter the tribal dominated villages were selected at random and house to house visit was made. A total of 303 married women in the age group of 15-45 years living with their spouses were interviewed using a pre designed questionnaire. Chi square test was used for the analysis. Results: Couple Protection Rate is 29.7%. Acceptance of family planning methods is associated with education of husbands and increase in age of wives. Conclusion: Family planning practices is observed to be poor amongst the tribals and therefore motivation of the couples is to be stepped up.
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