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Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study

Oral health is a critical component of human health but is sometimes forgotten, particularly during humanitarian crises. This research aimed to ascertain the state of oral health among Rohingya refugees living in one of the largest refugee camps and evaluate their knowledge and practice of oral heal...

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Autores principales: Chowdhury, Sreshtha, Roy, Simanta, Hasan, Mehedi, Sadique, Asif Al, Islam, Tariful, Arafat, Md. Yeasin, Bhuiyan, Md. Atiqur Rahman, Islam, A. M. Khairul, Khalid, Omar, Maliha, Ramisha, Hossain, Mohammad Ali, Rahman, Mohammad Lutfor, Nabi, Mohammad Hayatun, Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9200329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35704660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269359
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author Chowdhury, Sreshtha
Roy, Simanta
Hasan, Mehedi
Sadique, Asif Al
Islam, Tariful
Hasan, Mehedi
Arafat, Md. Yeasin
Bhuiyan, Md. Atiqur Rahman
Islam, A. M. Khairul
Khalid, Omar
Maliha, Ramisha
Hossain, Mohammad Ali
Rahman, Mohammad Lutfor
Nabi, Mohammad Hayatun
Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain
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Roy, Simanta
Hasan, Mehedi
Sadique, Asif Al
Islam, Tariful
Hasan, Mehedi
Arafat, Md. Yeasin
Bhuiyan, Md. Atiqur Rahman
Islam, A. M. Khairul
Khalid, Omar
Maliha, Ramisha
Hossain, Mohammad Ali
Rahman, Mohammad Lutfor
Nabi, Mohammad Hayatun
Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain
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description Oral health is a critical component of human health but is sometimes forgotten, particularly during humanitarian crises. This research aimed to ascertain the state of oral health among Rohingya refugees living in one of the largest refugee camps and evaluate their knowledge and practice of oral health. A multicenter cross-sectional survey was conducted among 477 participants from July to September 2021 using a structured questionnaire. There were 34 Rohingya camps and out of those 14 camps were accessible for data collection. The study participants were between 18–82 years residing in the refugee camps under Cox’s Bazar. The majority of participants (53.88%) were female and between the ages of 25 and 45. Around 46.12% of respondents did not have basic oral health knowledge, while 53.67% were in need of dental care. Nearly half of the participants demonstrated poor oral health practices. Participants’ age and educational level were positively associated with oral health knowledge (p = 0.02 and p<0.001). Furthermore, the knowledge level was positively associated with oral health practice (p = .025). Participants with a history of teeth pain and discomfort in the last 12 months were ten times more likely to seek treatment (OR = 9.93, CI: 5.591–17.64). The study indicated a growing demand for dental care among Rohingya refugees staying in Bangladesh. To reduce the severity of oral health issues, use of minimally invasive restorative procedures can be suggested in camps. New oral health promotion campaigns should be emphasized and proper education, ideally in their original language, can be beneficial.
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spelling pubmed-92003292022-06-16 Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study Chowdhury, Sreshtha Roy, Simanta Hasan, Mehedi Sadique, Asif Al Islam, Tariful Hasan, Mehedi Arafat, Md. Yeasin Bhuiyan, Md. Atiqur Rahman Islam, A. M. Khairul Khalid, Omar Maliha, Ramisha Hossain, Mohammad Ali Rahman, Mohammad Lutfor Nabi, Mohammad Hayatun Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain PLoS One Research Article Oral health is a critical component of human health but is sometimes forgotten, particularly during humanitarian crises. This research aimed to ascertain the state of oral health among Rohingya refugees living in one of the largest refugee camps and evaluate their knowledge and practice of oral health. A multicenter cross-sectional survey was conducted among 477 participants from July to September 2021 using a structured questionnaire. There were 34 Rohingya camps and out of those 14 camps were accessible for data collection. The study participants were between 18–82 years residing in the refugee camps under Cox’s Bazar. The majority of participants (53.88%) were female and between the ages of 25 and 45. Around 46.12% of respondents did not have basic oral health knowledge, while 53.67% were in need of dental care. Nearly half of the participants demonstrated poor oral health practices. Participants’ age and educational level were positively associated with oral health knowledge (p = 0.02 and p<0.001). Furthermore, the knowledge level was positively associated with oral health practice (p = .025). Participants with a history of teeth pain and discomfort in the last 12 months were ten times more likely to seek treatment (OR = 9.93, CI: 5.591–17.64). The study indicated a growing demand for dental care among Rohingya refugees staying in Bangladesh. To reduce the severity of oral health issues, use of minimally invasive restorative procedures can be suggested in camps. New oral health promotion campaigns should be emphasized and proper education, ideally in their original language, can be beneficial. Public Library of Science 2022-06-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9200329/ /pubmed/35704660 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269359 Text en © 2022 Chowdhury et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Chowdhury, Sreshtha
Roy, Simanta
Hasan, Mehedi
Sadique, Asif Al
Islam, Tariful
Hasan, Mehedi
Arafat, Md. Yeasin
Bhuiyan, Md. Atiqur Rahman
Islam, A. M. Khairul
Khalid, Omar
Maliha, Ramisha
Hossain, Mohammad Ali
Rahman, Mohammad Lutfor
Nabi, Mohammad Hayatun
Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain
Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
title Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
title_full Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
title_short Oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study
title_sort oral health knowledge, practice, and oral health status among rohingya refugees in cox’s bazar, bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9200329/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35704660
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269359
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