Open AccessPrevalence and risk indicators of oral mucosal lesions in adult population visiting primary health centers and community health centers in Kodagu district
Author(s) -
Sanjeev Kumar,
Vasumathi Narayanan,
S R Ananda,
Kavitha Abraham,
R Krupashankar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_344_19
Subject(s) - medicine , leukoplakia , population , logistic regression , odds ratio , environmental health , oral health , epidemiology , demography , pediatrics , dentistry , cancer , sociology
Utilization of primary health center (PHC) and community health center (CHC) could be one of the few practical approaches in early detection of oral cancers and potentially malignant disorder (PMD). This study was designed to estimate the prevalence and distribution of oral mucosal lesion (OML) and its associated risk factors among the adult population of Kodagu district.