European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

ASSESSMENT OF ORAL HEALTH IMPACT PROFILE (OHIP-14) AMONG VILLAGERS OF JYAMIRGADI VDC, NEPAL: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Agrawal S.K.*, Dahal S., Shrestha A. and Bhagat T.K.

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Oral health is multidimensional and is visualized from a perspective of health-related quality of life. Not only objective indicators but also focus on patient's perception is recognized to be important when evaluating oral diseases or treatment outcomes. It may be done by assessing oral health-related quality of life. This study was conducted to assess the Oral Health related Quality of life among villagers of Jyamirgadi VDC, Jhapa, Nepal. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jyamirgadi VDC, Jhapa among 200 villagers of age ≥30 years. Convenience sampling was done and the study participants were interviewed using OHIP-14 (Nepali version) for assessment of Oral Health related Quality of life. Results: Mean OHIP-14 score of the population was 8.09±10.53. Among them, 35% of the individuals had OHIP-14 score of zero. Oral Health related Quality of life was found to have significant positive correlation with age (r=0.362, P<0.001). Also, statistically significant difference of OHIP-14 score was seen among different socioeconomic class groups (P<0.001). Conclusion: Most of the people surveyed (65%) of Jyamirgadi VDC had some impact of their oral health conditions on their lifestyle (OHIP-14 score more than zero). Also, increasing age and socioeconomic status had some impact on their quality of life.

Keywords: OHIP-14, Oral health.