Open AccessAssessment of oral health status and associated lifestyle factors among Malaysian Fishermen in Teluk Bahang, Penang: An analytical cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Manjit Kaur Doola Singh,
Surajudeen Abiola Abdulrahman,
Abdul Rashid
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_545_17
Subject(s) - environmental health , logistic regression , medicine , interview , oral health , cross sectional study , population , demography , family medicine , pathology , sociology , political science , law
Given background sparsity of country-specific literature evidence, and the pervasive unhealthy lifestyle habits such as tobacco, alcohol use, and high sugar consumption among fishermen, the aim of this study was to assess the oral health status and associated lifestyle factors among Malaysian fishermen in Teluk Bahang, Penang.