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标题：Risk Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Fluorosis in the Endemic Area of Punjab (Bathinda District)
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作者：Vinaypreet Grewal ; Neerja Singla
期刊名称：Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2457-1024
出版年度：2022
卷号：41
期号：23
页码：31-41
DOI：10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i2331763
语种：English
出版社：Sciencedomain International
摘要：Aim:ToassesstheriskfactorsassociatedwiththeprevalenceoffluorosisintheendemicareaofPunjab.StudyDesign:ThefluorosisendemicareaofPunjabstatewaspurposivelyselectedforassessmentofriskfactorsassociatedwithit.PlaceandDuration ofStudy:ThestudywasconductedinruralandurbanareasofBathindadistrictduringJanuary2021toMarch2021Methodology:Asampleof140subjectswereselectedrandomlyconsistingof70malesand70femaleseachfromboththeruralandurbanareaofBathindadistrict.Aninterviewschedulecumquestionnairewasdesignedtocollectgeneral,dietaryandclinicalinformationoftherespondents.ThedegreeofdentalfluorosiswasassessedusingICMRindex[1].Results:Itwasrevealedthatamongtheruralsubjects,majorityofrespondentsweresufferingfromgrade1fluorosis(38.57%)followedbygrade0(37.14%),grade2(18.57%)andgrade3(5.71%).Whereasamongurbansubjects,majorityofrespondentswerefreefromfluorosis(58.57%)followedbygrade2(34.28%),grade1(21.42%)andgrade3(5.71%).Ageandthedurationofstayintheendemicareawerefoundtobepositivelycorrelatedwiththeincidenceoffluorosis.
关键词：Endemic;fluorosis;prevalence;risk factors;co-relation;Bathinda