Open AccessFactors associated with dental visit and barriers to the utilization of dental services among tribal pregnant women in Khurda district, Bhubaneswar: A cross-sectional study
Author(s) -
Diplina Barman,
Rajeev Ranjan,
Anirban Kundu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of indian society of periodontology (print)/journal of indian society of periodontology (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 0975-1580
pISSN - 0972-124X
DOI - 10.4103/jisp.jisp_704_18
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , observational study , cross sectional study , family medicine , oral health , population , pregnancy , multivariate analysis , environmental health , pathology , biology , genetics
There is a lack of knowledge related to the utilization of dental services by tribal pregnant women who constitute over 35% of the Indian population. The aim of the present study was to identify barriers to the utilization of the dental services and also the factors that concern the tribal mothers' visit to the dental office.