Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug"
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Applicability of an abbreviated version of the Child-OIDP inventory among primary schoolchildren in Tanzania
Mtaya, Matilda; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Tsakos, Georgios (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-07-13)Background: There is a need for studies evaluating oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children in developing countries. Aim: to assess the psychometric properties, prevalence and perceived causes of the child ... -
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 ... -
Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys
Wamani, Henry; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Peterson, Stefan; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-04-10)Background: Many studies in sub-Saharan Africa have occasionally reported a higher prevalence of stunting in male children compared to female children. This study examined whether there are systematic sex differences in ... -
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. ... -
Effect of breastfeeding promotion on early childhood caries and breastfeeding duration among 5 year old children in Eastern Uganda: A cluster randomized trial
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Okullo, Isaac; Kasangaki, Arabat; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Ndeezi, Grace; Tumwine, James K; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-04)Background: Although several studies have shown short term health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), its long term consequences have not been studied extensively in low-income contexts. This study assessed the ... -
Injury morbidity in an urban and a rural area in Tanzania: an epidemiological survey
Moshiro, Candida Simon; Heuch, Ivar; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Setel, Philip; Hemed, Yusuf; Kvåle, Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2005-01-28)Background: Injuries are becoming a major health problem in developing countries. Few population based studies have been carried out in African countries. We examined the pattern of nonfatal injuries and associated risk ... -
Mothers' education but not fathers' education, household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda
Wamani, Henry; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Tumwine, James K.; Peterson, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004-10-13)Background: Health and nutrition inequality is a result of a complex web of factors that include socio-economic inequalities. Various socio-economic indicators exist however some do not accurately predict inequalities in ... -
Perception of Health professions students of their role model status in Tombak cessation: A cross sectional study from Sudan
Almahdi, Hatim Mohammed; Ali, Rouf; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Nasir, Elwalid Fadul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Health professionals are to play an essential and effective role in tobacco control. Toombak is a popular form of smokeless tobacco, locally made and used among Sudanese. It is associated with oral and systemic ... -
Periodontal Health status and lung function in two Norwegian cohorts
Perez Barrionuevo, Antonio Manuel; Gomez Real, Francisco; Igland, Jannicke; Johannessen, Ane; Omenaas, Ernst; Franklin, Karl A.; Barrionuevo, Laura Perez; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Svanes, Cecilie; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01-19)Rationale and objectives: The oral cavity is united with the airways, and thus poor oral health may affect respiratory health. However, data on the interaction of periodontal and respiratory health is limited. We aimed to ... -
Periodontal status, tooth loss and self-reported periodontal problems effects on oral impacts on daily performances, OIDP, in pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Wandera, Margaret Nekesa; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Rwenyonyi, Charles M.; Tumwine, James K.; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-14)Background: An important aim of antenatal care is to improve maternal health- and well being of which oral health is an important part. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of oral impacts on daily performances ... -
Prevalence and socio-behavioral influence of early childhood caries, ECC, and feeding habits among 6 – 36 months old children in Uganda and Tanzania
Masumo, Ray; Bårdsen, Asgeir; Mashoto, Kijakazi Obed; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-26)Background Early childhood caries (ECC) is a serious problem that has remained unexplored in sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed to identify possible socio-behavioral correlates of ECC focusing 6–36 months old children ... -
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 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 ... -
Socio-demographic factors related to periodontal status and tooth loss of pregnant women in Mbale district, Uganda
Wandera, Margaret Nekesa; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Okullo, Isaac; Tumwine, James K.; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-18)Background: 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 ... -
Translating global recommendations on HIV and infant feeding to the local context : the development of culturally sensitive counselling tools in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Leshabari, Sebalda Charles; Koniz-Booher, Peggy; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; De Paoli, Marina M.; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-10-03)Background: This paper describes the process used to develop an integrated set of culturally sensitive, evidence-based counselling tools (job aids) by using qualitative participatory research. The aim of the intervention ... -
Utilization of dental health care services in context of the HIV epidemic- a cross-sectional study of dental patients in the Sudan
Nasir, Elwalid Fadul; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; David, Jamil; Ali, Raouf Wahab (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-16)Background: HIV infected patients should be expected in the Sudanese dental health care services with an increasing frequency. Dental care utilization in the context of the HIV epidemic is generally poorly understood. ... -
Validity and reliability of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) frequency scale: a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Uganda
Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Okullo, Isaac (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-08-28)Background: Assessing oral health related quality of life impact of mouth in adolescents is a relatively ignored area in dental research. This study aimed to examine reliability and validity of an abbreviated version of ...