A Public Health Perspective on Socio-Demographic Determinants of Dental Anxiety

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  • Sadaf Shakoor , Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry , Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi , Nazia Jameel , Syeda Nadia Firdous , Mahwish Bano

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A Public Health Perspective on Socio-Demographic Determinants of Dental Anxiety

Abstract

Objective: To determine the frequency of dental anxiety and it associated factors in dental outpatients at a private tertiary care hospital of Karachi.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Health Sciences, Baqai Medical University, Karachi, from February, 2023 to December, 2024 with data collection performed at the dental outpatient department of a private tertiary care hospital of Karachi.

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2025-10-28

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Sadaf Shakoor , Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry , Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi , Nazia Jameel , Syeda Nadia Firdous , Mahwish Bano. (2025). A Public Health Perspective on Socio-Demographic Determinants of Dental Anxiety. International Journal of Pharmacy Research & Technology (IJPRT), 15(2), 2915–2919. Retrieved from https://www.ijprt.org/index.php/pub/article/view/1133

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2025)

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