Hongal Sudhir, Torwane Nilesh Arjun, Goel Pankaj, Byarakele Chandrashekar, Mishra Priyesh, Jain Shubham
Department of Public Health Dentistry, People's Dental Academy, People's University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Department of Conservative and Endodontics, People's Dental Academy, People's University, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
J Indian Soc Periodontol. 2014 Sep;18(5):624-31. doi: 10.4103/0972-124X.142459.
The current cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted to assess the oral health-related knowledge, attitude and practices among eunuchs (hijras) residing in Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Based on a convenient non-probability snow ball sampling technique, all the self-identified eunuchs residing in the city of Bhopal who were present at the time of study and who fulfilled the selection criteria were approached. A cross section of the general population was also surveyed. An interviewer-based, predesigned, structured, close-ended 18-item questionnaire that had been designed based on the primary objective of the study was used. All the obtained data were analyzed using software, Statistical Package for Social Science version 20.
According to 188 (86.2%) males, 187 (87.4%) females and 168 (81.2%) eunuchs, good oral health can improve the general health. Most of the study participants including 211 (98.6%) females, 210 (96.3%) males and 205 (99%) eunuchs use either tooth paste or tooth powder to clean their teeth. While, a majority of eunuchs, i.e., 113 (54.6%), were having habit of chewing smokeless tobacco containing products such as betel nut, betel quid, gutkha, etc., The difference in use of tobacco products was statistically significant.
The information presented in this study adds to our understanding of the common oral hygiene practices which are performed among eunuch population. Efforts to increase the awareness of oral effects of tobacco use and to eliminate the habit are needed to improve oral and general health of this population.
本次横断面问卷调查旨在评估居住在印度中央邦博帕尔市的阉人（海吉拉斯）的口腔健康相关知识、态度和行为。
基于方便的非概率雪球抽样技术，对所有居住在博帕尔市、在研究时在场且符合入选标准的自我认定阉人进行了调查。同时也对普通人群进行了横断面调查。使用了一份基于研究主要目标设计的、由访谈者主导的、预先设计的、结构化的、封闭式18项问卷。所有获得的数据都使用社会科学统计软件包第20版进行了分析。
188名（86.2%）男性、187名（87.4%）女性和168名（81.2%）阉人认为良好的口腔健康可以改善整体健康。包括211名（98.6%）女性、210名（96.3%）男性和205名（99%）阉人在内的大多数研究参与者使用牙膏或牙粉清洁牙齿。然而，大多数阉人，即113名（54.6%），有咀嚼含无烟烟草产品如槟榔、槟榔块、古特卡等的习惯，烟草产品使用情况的差异具有统计学意义。
本研究提供的信息增进了你对阉人群体中常见口腔卫生行为的理解。需要努力提高对烟草使用口腔影响的认识并消除这种习惯，以改善该人群的口腔和整体健康。
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