Browsing Department of Clinical Dentistry by Author "Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug"
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Antiretroviral treatment and its impact on oral health outcomes in 5 to 7 year old Ugandan children A 6 year follow-up visit from the ANRS 12174 randomized trial
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn M.S.; Tumwine, James K.; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-25)Background: Antiretroviral therapy for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa has transformed the highly infectious virus to a stable chronic condition, with the advent of Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). The longterm ... -
Applying the theory of planned behaviour to explain HIV testing in antenatal settings in Addis Ababa - a cohort study
Mirkuzie, Alemnesh Hailemariam; Sisay, Mitike Molla; Moland, Karen Marie; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-18)Background: To facilitate access to the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) services, HIV counselling and testing are offered routinely in antenatal care settings. Focusing a cohort of pregnant women ... -
Association between Oral Health Status and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus among Sudanese Adults: A Matched Case-Control Study
Mohamed, Hasaan Gassim; Idris, Shaza Bushra; Ahmed, Mutaz Faisal; Bøe, Olav Egil; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Eln; Ibrahim, Salah Osman; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-12-11)Aim: The purpose of this study was to compare the clinical and subjective oral health indicators of type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) with age and gender matched non-diabetic controls. A second aim was to identify clinical ... -
Association of maternal HIV‐1 severity with dental caries: an observational study of uninfected 5‐ to 7‐yr‐old children of HIV‐1‐infected mothers without severe immune suppression
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Lie, Stein Atle; Tumwine, James K; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Treatment programs to prevent perinatal and postnatal HIV-1 transmission have become available in sub-Saharan Africa, leading to an emerging population of HIV-1 exposed uninfected (HEU) children. Exposure to HIV-1 in utero ... -
Attitudes toward brushing children's teeth—A study among parents with immigrant status in Norway
Mustafa, Manal; Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common chronic childhood disease with multifactorial etiology including poor parental dietary and hygiene behaviors. Aim This study aimed to assess toothbrushing‐related ... -
Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Lie, Stein Atle; Tumwine, James K; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Very few studies consider the oral health status and quality of life in HIV-1 exposed uninfected (HEU) children. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of caries in primary teeth and its oral ... -
Change in Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (OIDP) with increasing age: testing the evaluative properties of the OIDP frequency inventory using prospective data from Norway and Sweden
Gülcan, Ferda; Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Ekbäck, Gunnar; Ordell, Sven; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-31)Background: Oral health-related quality of life, OHRQoL, among elderly is an important concern for the health and welfare policy in Norway and Sweden. The aim of the study was to assess reproducibility, longitudinal validity ... -
Child- and family impacts of infants’ oral conditions in Tanzania and Uganda– a cross sectional study
Masumo, Ray; Bårdsen, Asgeir; Mashoto, Kijakazi Obed; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (5, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-28)Background: Early childhood dental caries impacts on the quality of life of children and their families. This study set out to assess the psychometric properties of an oral health related quality of life, OHRQoL, measure, ... -
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 anxiety and dental attendance among 25-year-olds in Norway: time trends from 1997 to 2007
Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Skaret, Erik; Haugejorden, Ola (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-22)Background: So far, there are few studies considering the development of dental anxiety and dental attendance patterns across time in the general population of Norwegian adults. This study aimed to 1) determine the frequency ... -
Dental health care workers’ attitude towards patients with substance use disorders in medically assisted rehabilitation (MAR)
Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Ozkaya, Ferda; Virtanen, Jorma; Fadnes, Lars Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To assess knowledge, beliefs and attitudes related to treatment of MAR patients among dentists and dental hygienists. Secondly, to investigate to what extent dental health care professionals’ attitudes associate ... -
Dental health personnel’s experience with receiving inquiries from child welfare services: a national cross-sectional study
Brattabø, Ingfrid Vaksdal; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives To assess if and to what extent public dental health personnel (PDHP) receive inquiries from child welfare services (CWS), and to assess whether PDHP’s experience of receiving inquiries is associated with PDHP’s ... -
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 ... -
Determinants of periodontal health in pregnant women and association with infants’ anthropometric status: a prospective cohort study from Eastern Uganda
Wandera, Margaret Nekesa; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Okullo, Isaac; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-05)Background: Preterm-low birth weight delivery is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality in sub Saharan Africa and has been linked to poor periodontal health during pregnancy. This study investigated predisposing ... -
Developmental defects of enamel in primary teeth and association with early life course events: a study of 6-36 month old children in Manyara, Tanzania
Masumo, Ray; Bårdsen, Asgeir; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-14)Background: Children with low birth weight show an increased prevalence of developmental defects of enamel in the primary dentition that subsequently may predispose to early childhood caries (ECC). Focusing 6–36 months ... -
Discriminative ability of the generic and condition specific Oral Impact on Daily Performance (OIDP) among adolescents with and without hypodontia
Hvaring, Christina L.; Birkeland, Kari; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-22)Background: The aims of this study were to (1) investigate to what extent the generic and condition specific (CS) forms of the oral impact of daily performance (OIDP) inventory discriminate between a group of patients with ... -
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 ... -
Early-life course factors and oral health among young Norwegian adults
Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Sulo, Gerhard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective Using a national sample of young Norwegian adults, we examined whether unpleasant experience with dental care during childhood is associated with tooth loss and oral health–related quality of life in adulthood ... -
Evaluation of oral health-related quality of life among Sudanese schoolchildren using Child-OIDP inventory
Nurelhuda, Nazik Mostafa; Ahmed, Mutaz Faisal; Trovik, Tordis Agnete; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12-23)Background: Information on oral health-related quality of life, in addition to clinical measures, is essential for healthcare policy makers to promote oral health resources and address oral health needs. Objectives: This ... -
HIV and AIDS related knowledge, source of information, and reported need for further education among dental students in Sudan- a cross sectional study
Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; David, Jamil; Ali, Rouf W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-14)Background: Information on the HIV and AIDS-related knowledge among dental students provides a crucial foundation for efforts aimed at developing an appropriate dental curriculum on HIV and AIDS, and for attracting the ...