DENTAL FLUOROSIS AND ITS RELATION TO SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, PARENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS AMONG 12-YEAR-OLD SCHOOL XXXX IN QUETTA, PAKISTAN.

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This study aimed to determine the prevalence of @entity3296 and its relationship to socioeconomic status, knowledge, and awareness among 12-year-old school @entity1 in Quetta, Pakistan. A cross sectional study was conducted among 349 school @entity1 aged 12 years in Quetta, Pakistan. By interviewing @entity1 and questionnaire for parents, socioeconomic status, knowledge, and awareness of @entity3296 were collected. @entity3296 was examined using Dean's Index and Community @entity3296 Index. Prevalence of @entity3296 was high (63.6%) among @entity1 with a majority of moderate and mild degree at 32.1% and 27.5%, respectively. The community @entity3296 index was 1.6. While most @entity1 and parents had low-to-moderate levels of @entity3296 knowledge, the majority of them worried about @entity3296 . Most parents (84.8%) were uncertain about the condition of @entity3296 in their @entity1 , and 87.4% did not know about @entity3296 before. @entity3296 was found significantly associated with gender, family income, and parents' awareness (p  <= 0.05). Multivariate analysis indicated that gender, and parent's awareness significantly predicted @entity1 's @entity3296 . Knowledge and basic information regarding @entity3296 is lacking in the community. Efforts in dissemination and communication about @entity3296 should be increased in order to raise awareness and prevent the @entity3296 in Pakistan.
