ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Oral Health Situation of 12-Year-Old School Children in the Rural Region of Ilembula in Southwestern Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Oral Health Conditions and Quality of Life Among Schoolchildren in Rural Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Oral Health in Tanzania: Unmasking Its Neglected Dimension.Public health challenges · 2024Article
- Investigation of Oral Health in Children from Urban Slums of Nairobi, Kenya.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
- Dental Caries Pattern Amongst Tanzanian Children: National Oral Health Survey.International dental journal · 2023Article
- Dental Caries Risk Assessment in Primary School Children Aged 11 to 12 years: Case of Nyarugenge District, Rwanda.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2023Article
- Influence of Tooth Brushing and Previous Dental Visits on Dental Caries Status among Saudi Arabian Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Oral Health in 12- and 15-Year-Old Children in Serbia: A National Pathfinder Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Subgroup detection-based dental caries status and inequalities trend exploration: A nationwide, 10-year-repeated cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
There has been no research on the prevalence of and factors associated with dental caries in rural southwestern Tanzania among schoolchildren. Determining the prevalence of and factors associated with dental caries will help to assess the need for dental intervention and prophylactic measures among children in the region. In February 2020, a cross-sectional study was conducted in the Wanging'ombe District of the Ilembula Ward. The data were collected through clinical examinations and personal interviews at two primary schools. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify potential risk indicators for caries. The study included 319 students aged 11-12 years (average 11.92 ± 0.27 years). The mean Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth index was 0.24 ± 0.68, and the mean Specific affected Caries Index was 1.66 ± 0.9. The greatest influences on the caries risk were poor oral hygiene (OR 8.05, 95% CI 0.49-133.23), low tooth brushing frequency (OR 3.03, 95% CI 1.26-7.26) and low level of education in parents (OR 2.63, 95% CI 0.99-6.98). Dental caries was low among students in rural areas in the Wanging'ombe District.
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