Factors associated with dental visit and barriers to the utilization of dental services among tribal pregnant women in Khurda district, Bhubaneswar: A cross-sectional study | Zendy

Rajeev Ranjan | Zendy; Diplina Barman | Zendy; Anirban Kundu | Zendy

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Factors 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) -

Rajeev Ranjan,

Diplina Barman,

Anirban Kundu

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

journal of indian society of periodontology

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.

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