Assessment of periodontal health status among Koraga tribes residing in Mangalore taluk: a cross sectional study

Aim and objectives. Jharkhand is a land of 32 listed Tribes, out of which eight tribes have been categorized as ‘Primitive Tribes’ and the Birhors are one among these. The study was aimed at assessing the oral health status and treatment needs of the native Birhors.Material and methods. A cross-sectional household survey of 400 Birhors in the panchayats of Basantpur, Kuju Purvi and Mandu Chatti was conducted. A modified World Health Organization (WHO) Oral Health Assessment Form (1997) was utilized and examined according to the WHO methodology (1997). The recorded data were statistically analyzed using the SPSS version 15. Results. Based on the occupation, it was found that 141 (35.25%) subjects were hunters and 90 (22.50%) subjects practiced agriculture. A majority of 337 (84.25%) subjects were using the Sakhua twigs (Shorea robusta) to clean their teeth. It was observed that 381 (95.25%) subjects were quite healthy and had no oral mucosal lesions. Almost half of the study subjects (45%) were habituated to tobacco and among them 101 (56.11%) subjects were using khaini, followed by 46 (25.56%) subjects who used bidis. The mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) Index scores among males and females was 1.05±2.59 and 1.02±2.17, respectively. Subjects with bleeding gums were predominantly seen in the age group of 2-5 years (26.75%) and those with shallow pockets were more commonly seen in the age group of 16-34 years (47.12%). A total of 53 (13.25%) subjects and 33 (8.25%) subjects had a LOA of 4-5 mm and 6-8 mm, respectively. Among males, 0.44±2.60 subjects each needed one/two surface fillings. A total of 14 (3.5%) and 15 (3.75%) subjects needed one-unit prosthesis in the upper and lower jaws, respectively.Conclusion. The study showed that a majority of Birhor tribals (84.25%) used Sakhua twigs to clean their teeth. Almost half of the study subjects (45%) were habituated to tobacco in myriad forms.

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“…al. [16] where 14.8% Koraga tribals had healthy gums. However, this was in contrast to that reported by Philip B et.…”

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The Birhor Tribes of Ramgarh District, Jharkhand – A Ferret Into Their Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs

Kumar

Dileep

Sethi

et al. 2018

Medicine and Pharmacy Reports

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“…All 256 study participants belonged to the sub-caste of Soligas. 16,17 In the current study, majority of the participants, 111 (43.5%) of them used smokeless form of tobacco. It was observed most commonly used products were betel leaves with arecanut powder.…”

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“…This LOA score was less when compared to the current study. 5,10,16,21 When examined for oro-mucosal lesions, 228 (89.1%) of them did not have any abnormal condition, 3 (1.2%) had leukoplakia, 12 (4.7%) had ulceration and 12 (4.7%) had abscess. This was similar to the findings of the study conducted by Kumar et al among the Santhal tribes of Jharkhand where it was found that 784 (85.1%) participants were apparently healthy with no abnormal conditions.…”

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“…But according to a study carried out Naheeda among Konda Reddy tribal population in Bhadrachalam, Khammam district, a majority of 93.60% of them used twigs for cleaning their teeth and only 6.2% of the subjects used toothbrush, toothpaste and charcoal. [12][13][14]16 Among 256 study participants, 236 (92.2%) of them brushed once daily, 3 (1.2%) participants cleaned their teeth twice or more in a day and 17 (6.6%) participants cleaned their teeth 2-6 times in a week. This can be attributed to lack of awareness about oral health care among the subjects.…”

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Oral health status of the tribal population of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka

Ray

Doddaiah

Chandan

et al. 2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Regardless of the improvements in the field of healthcare, there is a section of people who live away from civilization known as indigenous people or tribals. Information regarding oral health status is instrumental in the planning and implementation of oral health policies and programmes related to promotion of oral health. The present study aimed to assess the oral health status of the tribal population of Chamarajanagar district.Methods: A cross‑sectional survey of 256 tribals of Chamarajanagar district was conducted. A modified WHO oral health assessment form 2013 was utilized and examined according to the WHO methodology 2013. The recorded data was statistically analysed using the statistical package for the social sciences version 24.Results: Based on the age-category, majority of them belonged to the age group of 35-44 years. All the participants belonged to the sub-caste of Soligas. The total decayed missing filled teeth (DMFT) among the subjects was 5.5±4.14, 114 (44.5%) of them had gingival bleeding, 76 (29.7%) of them had pockets of 4-5 mm depth, 14 (5.5%) of them had pockets of >6 mm depth, 74 (28.9%) had loss of attachment of 4-5 mm, 16 (6.3%) of them had loss of attachment of 6-8 mm, 3 (1.2%) had leukoplakia, 1 (0.4%) had lichen planus, 12 (4.7%) had ulceration and 12 (4.7%) had abscess.Conclusions: This study showed that a majority of tribes used toothbrush and toothpaste to routinely clean their teeth. High prevalence of dental caries and periodontal diseases was observed among the participants.

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“…The tribes are more vulnerable to diseases and are less likely to utilize health services due to socioeconomic, cultural, and structural factors affecting the Gond community's access to oral health services. This is exacerbated by the limited knowledge of the necessary precautions to safeguard their well-being, individual beliefs and customs, their geographical remoteness from medical centers, the absence of dependable transport routes, and financial limitations [ 5 , 7 ]. According to Mooney, access is primarily determined by the availability of resources, whereas utilization is influenced by both the availability of resources and the level of demand.…”

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Oral Healthcare Utilization Factors Shaping the Perceived Oral Health Outcome Among Gond Tribes of Chhattisgarh: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Andersen's Behavioral Model

Benjamin,

Rani,

Sushma

et al. 2024

Cureus

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Introduction: The Gonds are a highly ancient and expansive tribal community, ranking among the largest in the world. A review of the literature has suggested that they are more vulnerable to oral diseases and are less inclined to utilize oral health services due to the comprehensive approach that considers the socioeconomic, cultural, and structural factors affecting the Gond community's access to oral health services. Tribal health requires action in the health sector. Utilization is an essential marker of the health status of any population and is necessary to bridge the gap between tribes and the wider portion of the community. Hence, this study was conducted among the Gond tribes of Chhattisgarh to evaluate the oral healthcare utilization factors shaping the perceived oral health outcome using Andersen's behavior model. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 400 Gond tribes residing in villages of Chhattisgarh. Data was collected through a standardized questionnaire, adapted from Andersen's behavioral model of healthcare utilization during house-to-house survey. The questionnaire included predisposing, enabling, perceived, and evaluated need factors. Oral health status for evaluated need was assessed using the World Health Organization (WHO) Oral Health Assessment form (1997), and the perceived oral health outcome was measured using Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14). Results were computed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Multivariate analysis was done using binomial logistic regression. Results: The dental visit in the past one year was only 14%. The findings of logistic regression revealed that the perceived oral health outcome was significantly associated with age, occupation, and positive belief in the efficacy of dentist, perceived need, and presence of dental caries. Conclusion: The findings of the present study support Andersen's behavioral model and suggest that there is an interrelationship of predisposing characters, predisposing health beliefs, and enabling need factors that determine the likelihood of use of services, which in turn determines the good or bad oral health outcome.

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Assessment of periodontal health status among Koraga tribes residing in Mangalore taluk: a cross sectional study

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The Birhor Tribes of Ramgarh District, Jharkhand – A Ferret Into Their Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs

The Birhor Tribes of Ramgarh District, Jharkhand – A Ferret Into Their Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs

Oral health status of the tribal population of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka

Oral Healthcare Utilization Factors Shaping the Perceived Oral Health Outcome Among Gond Tribes of Chhattisgarh: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Andersen's Behavioral Model

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