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Toledo, J., Munive, M., Cavero, A., Yong, C. (2019). Asociación entre Halitosis Autoreportada y Ansiedad Social en Alumnos de Pregrado de una Universidad Privada de Lima, Perú 2018 [Trabajo de investigación, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)]. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/643707
Toledo, J., Munive, M., Cavero, A., Yong, C. Asociación entre Halitosis Autoreportada y Ansiedad Social en Alumnos de Pregrado de una Universidad Privada de Lima, Perú 2018 [Trabajo de investigación]. PE: Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC); 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/643707
@misc{renati/1286809,
title = "Asociación entre Halitosis Autoreportada y Ansiedad Social en Alumnos de Pregrado de una Universidad Privada de Lima, Perú 2018",
author = "Yong Lopez, Carlomagno Arturo Conqueror",
publisher = "Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC)",
year = "2019"
}
Aim: The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between self-reported halitosis and social anxiety in undergraduate students at a Peruvian university in Lima, 2018. Materials and methods: A total of 255 (n=255) undergraduate students were evaluated, between 18 and 28 years old. One questionnaire was given to each participant. Self-reported halitosis was realized using a short health questionnaire. Likewise, social anxiety was evaluated using the questionnaire Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale (LSAS). In addition, were evaluated other variables such as depressive symptoms, tooth brushing, among others. The test chi square was used for comparison among variables. The crude and adjusted prevalence ratios were performed using the Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: The prevalence of self-reported halitosis was 57.2% and social anxiety was 32.9%. There was no statistically significant association between both variables (p= 0.067). However, the prevalence of social anxiety in the male sex had significant difference in presence of self-reported halitosis (p= 0.031). Conclusions: This study revealed that social anxiety was not associated with self-reported halitosis. In addition, social anxiety and halitosis had multifactorial etiology that could affect the patients psychological condition. Therefore, it is important the participation of health professional in the integral care of the patient.
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