Function of the Family Unit, Oral Hygiene Rules and Attitudes to Dental Health in Children During First-Wave 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown

The Collective-affirmation in Action: Understanding the Success of Lockdown in India during the first wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Background: This study explored the role of collective-affirmation in attracting mass cooperation to motivate people to observe preventive measures during COVID-19. Method: Using a qualitative research design, a heterogeneous sample (N = 32) comprising postgraduate (n = 10) and doctorates (n = 22) was chosen and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews. The interview contents ...

Relaxed Lockdown in Bangladesh During COVID-19: Should Economy Outweigh Health?

The oral health status and oral hygiene practice of senior dental students: A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Oral and dental problems still remain a public health dilemma worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the oral health status and oral hygiene practice of dental students. Methods: 80 senior dental students were assigned to the study by using convenience sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to collect the information, which included two sections. The first sect...

A Survey of Alcohol Poisoning and Disinfectants Cases in Patients Referred to Hospitals in Yazd Province during the Covid-19 Epidemic (First Wave of the Disease)

Introduction: Alcohol and beverages are one of the challenges in the field of hygiene and health today. By increasing the number of people suffering from covid-19 cases of alcohol and disinfectant poisoning increase and the reason was rumors spreading all over the country at the beginning of covid-19 prevalence. The aim of this study was to survey of alcohol poisoning and disinfectants cases in...

Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemics are associated with significant and destructive national and global impacts on health, economy, society, and security. COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse economic consequences on the whole population. This is while the elderly and those with comorbidities, the economically disadvantaged and ethnic minorities were at increased risk of viral infection. Moreover, the mortality rate an...