ORAL HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION

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dc.contributor.authorIsiekwe, G.I
dc.contributor.authorOnigbogi, O.O
dc.contributor.authorOlatosi, O.O
dc.contributor.authorSofola, O.O
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-01T15:46:01Z
dc.date.available2022-08-01T15:46:01Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionScholarly articleen_US
dc.description.abstractABSTRACT Introduction:Oral health related quality of life is utilized in health services research to examine trends in oral health and population-based needs assessment. Objective: To assess both the generic and orthodontic specific aspects of the Oral health-related quality of life of a University undergraduate population. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out among 420 undergraduate students, aged 18-30years old, attending the University of Lagos, Nigeria. The data collection was carried out through oral interviews and self-administered questionnaires. Two Oral health related quality of life instruments were used (1) A generic scale:the Shortened version of the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) and (2) A condition specific scale: the Psychosocial impact of dental aesthetics questionnaire (PIDAQ). Data analysis was carried out using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: With respect to the Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14) scale, the overall mean score recorded by the students was 10.43+7.85. The physical pain subscale recorded the highest impact with 93.3%, while the least impact was recorded in the handicap subscale, with 29.9%. The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) scales revealed significant gender differences, with the subscales of 'social impact', psychological impact' and 'aesthetic concern' recording low mean subscale values. Conclusion: The mean Oral Health Impact Profile (OHIP-14)score of the students(10.43 + 7.85) in thisstudy reflects that the oral health status of most of the students did not significantly affect their Oral health-related quality of life. However,thephysicalpaindomainwasthemostseverelyaffectedaspectoftheirOralhealth-relatedqualityoflife.The PsychosocialImpactofDentalAesthetics(PIDAQ) scalescoresrecordedsignificantgenderdifferences.en_US
dc.identifier.citationIsiekwe GI, Onigbogi OO, Olatosi OO, Sofola OO. ORAL HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATION.West Afr Coll Surg. 2014 Jan-Mar;4(1):54-74.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/10988
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWest African College of Surgeonsen_US
dc.subjectOral Health Related Quality of Lifeen_US
dc.subjectYoung adultsen_US
dc.subjectundergraduate studentsen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::ODONTOLOGYen_US
dc.titleORAL HEALTH QUALITY OF LIFE IN A NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE POPULATIONen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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