Enculturation, Myths and Misconceptions Regarding Oral Health Care Practices among Rural Female Folk of Rajasthan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12322248 |
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| Authors | N Anup (Rajasthan Dental College and Hospital, corresponding author), Anup Nagaraj (Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College , Jaipur 302 028, Rajasthan, India), Shravani Ganta (Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College , Jaipur 302 028, Rajasthan, India), Asif Yousuf (Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College , Jaipur 302 028, Rajasthan, India), Sonia Pareek (0000-0002-0788-1192, Department of Public Health Dentistry, Jaipur Dental College , Jaipur 302 028, Rajasthan, India) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 157-164 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies on Ethno-Medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0973-5070 • E-ISSN: 2456-6772 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09735070.2014.11917630 |
| OpenAlex | W2187995203 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Utilization of dental services is hampered by multiple barriers which include culturally influenced factors, misconceptions regarding oral health care, low education and health literacy level. The purpose of the study was to uncover the cultural and ritual practices and their effect on the oral cavity and the utilization of dental services. A cross-sectional door to door survey was conducted in Bhanpur Kalan village, Jaipur in which 600 females were surveyed using a pilot tested, structured 14-item, close-ended, self- administered questionnaire. Chi-square test was employed for inter group comparison of variables. It was revealed that myths and misconceptions associated with dental treatment and ritual practices were significantly higher among uneducated females as compared to educated females (p<0.005). Cultural beliefs act as access barriers for the utilization of dental services. Co-ordinated efforts by dentists and other health professionals are required to impart dental health education and improve knowledge about oral health and oral hygiene practices
Dental health · Enculturation · Family medicine · Health care · Hygiene · Literacy · Oral health · Oral hygiene · Pedagogy · Test (biology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Dentistry · Empathy and Medical Education · Medicine · Nursing · Pediatric health and respiratory diseases · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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