Open AccessPrevalence of soft-tissue lesions among women in sex work in the red light area of Pune, India: A cross-sectional survey
Author(s) -
Shrikanth Muralidharan,
Arun Kumar Acharya,
Tejaswi Sevekari,
Sanaa Wadwan,
Noopur Rajiv Joglekar,
Shanthi Margabandhu
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_46_18
Subject(s) - medicine , dentistry , cross sectional study , public health , soft tissue , workforce , statistical analysis , environmental health , surgery , nursing , pathology , statistics , mathematics , economics , economic growth
The women in sex work have no felt need for oral health and much of the stress has always been on sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There is a need for a baseline data for the oral lesions of these women to further assist in the policy formulations and training of personnel for the identification of the oral conditions which need treatment. The aim of the study was to evaluate the presence of oral lesions among female sex workers in the red light area of Pune, India.