The prevalence of oral aphthosis in a normal population in Iran: a WHO-ILAR COPCORD study.
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of oral aphthosis in a normal population in Iran, using the data of the WHO-ILAR COPCORD study in Iran. We conducted this study in Tehran, the capital of Iran which was selected as the COPCORD study field. In 22 districts of Tehran, 50 clusters were randomly selected. Of the selected houses, 4,096 households were visited and 10,291 persons were interviewed (response rate of 75%). Out of the 10291 subjects interviewed, 2592 had aphthous ulcers which translated to a prevalence of 25.2% (95% confidence interval: 24.4% to 26.0%). The prevalence of oral aphthosis was rather high in this normal population.
Davatchi
Fereydoun
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Rheumatology Research Center, Tehran University for Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. fddh@davatchi.net
Tehrani-Banihashemi
Arash
A
Jamshidi
Ahmad-Reza
AR
Chams-Davatchi
Cheyda
C
Gholami
Jaleh
J
Moradi
Maziar
M
Akhlaghi
Massoomeh
M
Foroozanfar
Mohammad-Hossein
MH
Barghamdi
Mojgan
M
Noorolahzadeh
Elham
E
Samadi
Farideh
F
Hadj-Aliloo
Mehrzad
M
Ghaznavi
Koorosh
K
Ghaznavi
Koorosh
K
Soroosh
Mohsen
M
Khabazi
Alireza
A
Salari
Amir-Hossein
AH
Sharif
Sakineh-Khjatoon
SK
Karimifar
Mansoor
M
Salessi
Mansoor
M
Essalat-Manesh
Kamal
K
Nadji
Abdolhadi
A
Shahram
Farhad
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013281:Stomatitis, Aphthous / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population; D014944:World Health Organization