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We aimed to determine oral health condition and factors associated with poor oral status in the adult national population of Qatar.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We used data from the World Health Organization supported STEPS (STEPwise approach to Surveillance) Survey conducted by the Supreme Council of Health, Qatar in 2012. A total of 2,496 Qataris (1,053 men, 1,443 women) answered the national survey. The Rao\u2010Scott Chi\u2010Square test was used to analyze oral health characteristics and multinomial logistic regression to assess risk factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The self\u2010perceived oral status of approximately 40 percent of respondents was either \u201caverage\u201d or \u201cpoor\u201d rather than \u201cgood.\u201d Poor oral status was more often reported by women (OR\u2009=\u20091.93; 95%CI\u2009=\u20091.30\u20102.80), by older (OR\u2009=\u20093.38; 95%CI\u2009=\u20091.59\u20107.19) and less educated respondents (OR\u2009=\u20093.58; 95%CI\u2009=\u20092.15\u20105.96). Other risk groups included people with diabetes (OR\u2009=\u20091.87; 95%CI\u2009=\u20091.24\u20102.81), smokeless tobacco users (OR\u2009=\u20093.90; 95%CI\u2009=\u20091.75\u20108.68), or ever tobacco users (OR\u2009=\u20091.66; 95%CI\u2009=\u20091.03\u20102.67). Oral health status appeared to be independent of diet, BMI status, and history of hypertension. Difficulties and behaviors related to oral health were more frequently reported by women than by men. These included pain (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), difficulty chewing (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001), and discomfort over appearance of teeth (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Participants used toothbrushes, toothpicks, dental floss, and miswak to maintain oral hygiene.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our results provide evidence that oral health remains a public health concern in Qatar.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/jphd.12209","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,28]],"date-time":"2017-03-28T16:42:41Z","timestamp":1490719361000},"page":"308-316","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":29,"title":["Oral health behavior and factors associated with poor oral status in Qatar: results from a national health survey"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"77","author":[{"given":"Sohaila","family":"Cheema","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global and Public Health Weill Cornell Medicine \u2010 Qatar Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Patrick","family":"Maisonneuve","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics European Institute of Oncology Milan Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed Hamad","family":"Al\u2010Thani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Al Anoud Mohammed","family":"Al\u2010Thani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amit","family":"Abraham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global and Public Health Weill Cornell Medicine \u2010 Qatar Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ghanim Ali","family":"Al\u2010Mannai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Dentistry Hamad Medical Corporation Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abdulla Asad","family":"Al\u2010Emadi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Walaa Fattah","family":"Al\u2010Chetachi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Badria Ali","family":"Almalki","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Primary Health Care Cooperation Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shams Eldin Ali","family":"Hassan Khalifa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ahmad Omar","family":"Haj Bakri","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Ministry of Public Health Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Albert","family":"Lowenfels","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Surgery New York Medical College Valhalla NY USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ravinder","family":"Mamtani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Global and Public Health Weill Cornell Medicine \u2010 Qatar Doha Qatar"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,3,28]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_6_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1902\/jop.2005.76.12.2187"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/sj.ebd.6400925"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_4_1","first-page":"661","article-title":"The global burden of oral diseases and risks to oral health","volume":"83","author":"Peterson P.","year":"2005","journal-title":"Bull World Health Org"},{"key":"e_1_2_6_5_1","unstructured":"Global consultation on oral health through fluoride. 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