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dc.contributor.authorWandera, Margaret Nekesaen_US
dc.contributor.authorEngebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOkullo, Isaacen_US
dc.contributor.authorTumwine, James K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorÅstrøm, Anne Nordrehaugen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-13T14:28:05Z
dc.date.available2010-01-13T14:28:05Z
dc.date.issued2009-07-18eng
dc.PublishedBMC Oral Health 2009 9(18)en
dc.identifier.issn1472-6831
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1956/3728
dc.description.abstractBackground: Information on the socio-behavioral distribution of periodontal status and tooth loss in pregnancy emanating from sub Saharan Africa is sparse. This study examined periodontal status and tooth loss in pregnant Ugandan women and assessed the relationship with sociodemographics factors, parity, dental care and oral hygiene. Methods: Mothers were participants of a multicentre cluster-randomized behavioral intervention study (PROMISE-EBF Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Breast feeding Promotion in the Era of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa). In Uganda, these were pregnant women resident in Mbale district, recruited into the PROMISE EBF study between January 2006 and June 2008. A total of 886 women were eligible to participate of whom information became available for 877 (participation rate 98.9%, mean age 25.6) women who participated in the recruitment interview and 713 (mean age 25.5) women who got a clinical oral examination. Periodontal status was assessed using the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN). Results: The prevalence of tooth loss was 35.7%, 0.6% presented with pockets shallow pockets (4–5 mm), whereas 3.3% and 63.4% displayed bleeding and calculus, respectively. A total of 32.7% were without any sign of periodontal disease. Binary logistic regression analyses revealed that older women, women from larger households and those presenting with microbial plaque were respectively, 3.4, 1.4 and 2.5 times more likely to have CPI score >0. Rural (OR = 0.9), nulliparous (OR = 0.4) and women who never visited a dentist (OR = 0.04) were less likely, whereas women from larger households (OR = 1.5) were more likely to have lost at least one tooth. Conclusion: The results revealed moderate prevalence of bleeding and tooth loss, high prevalence of calculus, low frequency of pockets 4–5 mm. Disparity in pregnant women's oral health related to parity suggests that education of maternity care providers concerning oral health in pregnancy is warranted.en_US
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.publisherBioMed Centraleng
dc.rightsAttribution CC BYeng
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0eng
dc.titleSocio-demographic factors related to periodontal status and tooth loss of pregnant women in Mbale district, Ugandaen_US
dc.typePeer reviewed
dc.typeJournal article
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderWandera et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6831-9-18
dc.identifier.cristin355163
dc.subject.nsiVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Klinisk odontologiske fag: 830nob


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