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The aim of this study was to assess the awareness and practices of oral hygiene maintenance among both genders of the groups who were seen in the hospital ofKhyber College of Dentistry. Three hundred and fifty subjects were randomly selected and interviewed on a semi-structured questionnaire for age, gender, education, frequency of tooth brushing, use of dentifrices and dental floss. SPSS version 17.0 was used to analyze the data. Out of the total 350 subjects, 160 [45.7%] were male and 190 [54.3%] were female, with mean age of43.9 +/- 17.2 The age range was 12-80 years. 45.14% brushed their teeth twice, 35.71% reported once and 8.57% thrice daily. Awareness about the use of dental floss was 18%, while 82% did not use. Regarding the use of dentifrices, 90% were using tooth paste followed by 7.4% tooth powder. Male dominated females in frequent dental check up. In conclusion females were more aware and in practice of maintenance of oral hygiene compared to males
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The objective of the present study was to determine the relationship between perceived social support and depression in male and female cancer patients. 50 cancer patients [25 males and 25 females] from lower socioeconomic class who were under treatment in different hospitals and clinics of Karachi, Pakistan were tested. Subjects were requested to fill the demographic form and were briefly interviewed. The Multi dimensional Scale for Perceived Social Support [Zimet, Dahlem, Zimet, and Parley, 1988] and Siddiqui-Shah Depression Scale [Siddiqui and Shah, 1997] were administered to measure perceived social support and level of depression respectively in participants. Pearson product correlation coefficient and z-test was applied to explain the data in statistical terminology. Results shows that lower the social support, higher would be the depression [r= -.347, p< .05]. No difference was found between correlation of social support and depression among male and female cancer patients