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Lifestyle score and oral health behavior impact on oral health-related quality of life among nursing students, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
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Nursing students are future healthcare providers and there is limited evidence on how lifestyle and oral health behavior influence oral health quality of life (OHRQoL) in nursing students. This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Ranchi district and included 400 nursing students to assess the lifestyle score, oral health behavior and OHRQoL using their standardized and validated tool. The data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and showed that 75.8% of nursing students had never been to a dentist for an oral health examination and more than two-thirds of the nursing students demonstrated good Hu-DBI Scores (70.5%) and good OHIP-14 Scores (75.5%). The number of nursing students demonstrating good HPI Scores was very low (8.3%) while, the nurses who had poor Hu-DBI Scores (OR=2.057, p value=0.001) and poor HPI Scores (OR=2.174, p value=0.043) were significantly more likely to have poor OHRQoL. There is a need for policies that will improve the oral health behavior and lifestyle factors of nursing students.
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