Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Masalu, Joyce R."
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Clinical and socio-behavioral correlates of tooth loss: a study of older adults in Tanzania
Kida, Irene Anderson; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Strand, Gunhild Vesterhus; Masalu, Joyce R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-03-15)Background: Focusing 50 year olds and above, this study assessed the frequency, extent and correlates of tooth loss due to various reasons. Frequency and correlates of posterior occluding support was also investigated. ... -
Dental pain, oral impacts and perceived need for dental treatment in Tanzanian school students: a cross-sectional study
Mashoto, Kijakazi Obed; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; David, Jamil; Masalu, Joyce R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-30)Background: Dental caries, dental pain and reported oral problems influence people's oral quality of life and thus their perceived need for dental care. So far there is scant information as to the psychosocial impacts of ... -
Discriminative ability of the generic and conditionspecific Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (Child-OIDP) by the Limpopo-Arusha School Health (LASH) Project: A cross-sectional study
Mbawalla, Hawa S.; Mtaya, Matilda; Masalu, Joyce R.; Brudvik, Pongsri; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-26)Background: Generic and condition-specific (CS) oral-health-related quality-of-life (OHRQoL) instruments assess the impacts of general oral conditions and specific oral diseases. Focusing schoolchildren from Arusha and Dar ... -
Psychometric properties and the prevalence, intensity and causes of oral impacts on daily performance (OIDP) in a population of older Tanzanians
Kida, Irene Anderson; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Strand, Gunhild Vesterhus; Masalu, Joyce R.; Tsakos, Georgios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-08-27)Background: The objective was to study whether a Kiswahili version of the OIDP (Oral Impacts on Daily Performance) inventory was valid and reliable for use in a population of older adults in urban and rural areas of Tanzania; ... -
Socio-demographic and behavioural correlates of oral hygiene status and oral health related quality of life, the Limpopo - Arusha school health project (LASH): A cross-sectional study
Mbawalla, Hawa S.; Masalu, Joyce R.; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-30)Background Promoting oral health of adolescents is important for improvement of oral health globally. This study used baseline-data from LASH-project targeting secondary students to; 1) assess frequency of poor oral hygiene ... -
Socio-demographic disparity in oral health among the poor: a cross sectional study of early adolescents in Kilwa district, Tanzania
Mashoto, Kijakazi Obed; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Skeie, Marit Slåttelid; Masalu, Joyce R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-20)Background There is a lack of studies considering social disparity in oral health emanating from adolescents in low-income countries. This study aimed to assess socio-demographic disparities in clinical- and self reported ...