Prospective Study on Dentoalveolar Injuries and Associated Factors Among Patiens Seen at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Tikuranbessa Specialized Hospital and Affiliated Hospitals
| dc.contributor.advisor | Surafel adula | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zerihun Eshetu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-20T14:26:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-20T14:26:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024-01-23 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Introduction- The oral region accounts for around one percent of the total body size. Injuries to this region account for around one-third of all injuries among all ages groups and has physical and psychosocial impacts that it entails in the lives of individuals who are victims of theses injury. However, there is a shortage of informations regarding the prevalence of dentoalveolar injuries and associated factors in the study area. Objective: The study was aimed to assess dentoalveolar injuries and associated factors among patients seen at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Tikur Anbessa Specialize d Hospital, and affiliated hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from April to June 30,2023. Methods: Institutional based Prospective cross sectional study was conducted.. Data was collected using structured questionnaire. The collected data was checked for completeness, edited, coded and entered into Epi Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20.00 for analysis. Descriptive analyses has been done by computing proportions and summary statistics. Binary logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with dent-alveolar injury. The information was presented by using table and figures. Duration of Study:April 30 to June 30 Result: In this study a total of 308 patients who visited TASH, Minilik and Saint Peter Hospital, Oral and Maxillofacial department were participated making the response rate of 91.4% of which 61 (19.8%) are patients with dentoalveolar injuries.About 46(75.4%) of the patients with dento alveolar injuries were male presenting a male to female ratio of 3:1. Most affected age groups were less than 30 years, with an overall mean age of 22.32 ±13.71 years. From the total study participants about 195 (63.3%) of the participants were from urban areas and 40(14%) were drivers including motor cycle riders Conclusion: Falling down is the main reason of dentoalvelar injury as of this study, which is associated with both indoor and outdoor activities like poor lighting, slippery floors, clutter and sporting activities. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/5195 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Prospective Study on Dentoalveolar | |
| dc.title | Prospective Study on Dentoalveolar Injuries and Associated Factors Among Patiens Seen at Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Tikuranbessa Specialized Hospital and Affiliated Hospitals | |
| dc.type | Thesis |