HEALTH BELIEFS ABOUT BOTTLED WATER AMONG DENTAL STUDENTS
Journal Title: Journal of Advanced Medical and Dental Sciences Research - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Safe drinking water is essential to humans and other life forms. Access to safe drinking water has improved over the last decades in almost every part of the world, but approximately one billion people still lack access to adequate sanitation. Bottled water has been used in place of tap water. The study was conducted with the aim of knowing the Health Beliefs about bottled water among dental students. Methods: Multiple choice Questionnaire was prepared and distributed among the Dental students of National Dental College, Dera Bassi and Answers were collected and Analyzed. Results: Almost all the participants believed that Bottled water has additional health benefits as compared to Tap water and Minerals in Bottled water is the most selected option. Some participants believed that use of Bottled water relives symptoms of certain diseases .Maximum number of the Dental students think that bottled water has fewer impurities than Tap water. Some participants were of the opinion that it is not Eco friendly and were concerned with plastic packaging and say that it can be made Eco friendly if the bottle is made up of Biodegradable Materials. Conclusion: The majority of the participants believed that bottled water has some health benefit .The health beliefs were supported by various evidences. Participants also believed that bottled water Industry has a bad impact on the Environment.
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Harpuneet Kaur, Sapanpuneet Kaur
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