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Perception and practices of physicians in addressing the smokeless tobacco epidemic: findings from two States in India.
(2013)
BACKGROUND: Smokeless tobacco use in South Asia is believed to be a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality. In India, only a few studies involving health educational intervention by health care providers have ...
Socioeconomic inequalities and determinants of oral hygiene status among Urban Indian adolescents.
(2016-06)
OBJECTIVES: To assess the socioeconomic inequalities in oral hygiene and to explore the role of various socioeconomic and psychosocial factors as determinants of these inequalities among adolescents residing in Delhi ...
Association between tooth loss and hypertension among a primarily rural middle aged and older Indian adult population.
(2016-06)
BACKGROUND: Studies in high-income countries have reported associations between tooth loss and hypertension. There is however a lack of evidence on this association from South Asian countries especially India. The current ...
A framework to prevent and control tobacco among adolescents and children: introducing the IMPACT model.
(2013-03)
The objective of this paper is to provide a comprehensive evidence based model aimed at addressing multi-level risk factors influencing tobacco use among children and adolescents with multi-level policy and programmatic ...
Health system preparedness for tobacco control: situational analysis of existing health programs in andhra pradesh, India.
(2012)
INTRODUCTION: Andhra Pradesh (AP) is one of the largest tobacco producing states in India. About 29% of adults in AP currently use tobacco in some form. Almost 24% of males and 4% of females are smokers. The prevalence of ...
Determinants of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Consumption among Indian Adults: Findings from the National Family Health Survey-4
(Medknow Publications, 2020)
BACKGROUND: Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are associated with obesity, and various other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). The aim of the study was to study the patterns of consumption of SSBs and association of SSB ...
Prescription patterns of analgesics for oral conditions in india - Analysis of large medical audit data of outpatients in India's private healthcare sector.
(2023)
BACKGROUND: Analgesic use needs to be regulated due to its adverse effects. This study aimed to analyse the change in prescription rates and patterns of the analgesics prescribed for various oral conditions and to analyse ...