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- Title
Oral health-related quality of life of adult Orang Asli in Jelebu, Malaysia: A cross-sectional study.
- Authors
Othman, Wan; Ithnin, Muslimah; Wan Abdul Aziz, Wan; Wan Ali, Wan; Ramli, Haslinda
- Abstract
Aims: This study aimed at exploring the self-perception of Orang Asli (OA) from the Temuan tribe in Jelebu by using the Global Self-rated Oral Health (GSROH) and General Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI). Materials and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study involving a two-stage sampling to select the district and villages. A total of 325 participants were selected based on convenience sampling. Results: Almost half of the participants rated their oral health as poor or average. The mean GOHAI score was 52.96 (±7.749), ranging from 29 to 60. The GOHAI score was statistically significantly lower for female gender (P = 0.025), lower education level (P = 0.001), and elderly (P = 0.001). The GSROH score was also statistically significant with GOHAI score (P = 0.001). Conclusions: A limited number of studies were conducted in this area, particularly in the vulnerable population of OA. Our study found that half of the OA living in the fringe had a poor GOHAI score. It is, therefore, suggested that potential study and intervention programs concentrate on the low GOHAI score group; the male, lower educational context, and the elderly.
- Subjects
QUALITY of life; CROSS-sectional method; GENDER; ADULTS; ORAL health
- Publication
Journal of International Society of Preventive & Community Dentistry, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 1, p33
- ISSN
2231-0762
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/jispcd.JISPCD_336_20