Perceptions of susceptibility to oral health hazards: a study of women in different cultures

Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Awadia, Aminmohamed K.; Bjorvatn, Kjell

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1999.tb02020.x

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“…Unfortunately, this lack of public's knowledge of such diseases has been shown to increase the contraction and severity of their impacts [25,26]. In contrast, a high level of community knowledge of the risks of endemic diseases results in improved prevention and mitigation [24,27].…”

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Public Knowledge and Perception of Drinking Water Quality and Its Health Implications: An Example from the Makueni County, South-Eastern Kenya

Gevera

Dowling

Gikuma-Njuru

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Due to the semi-arid nature of Makueni County in South-Eastern Kenya, there is a high dependence on groundwater resources for domestic use. Reliance on this source of potable water may have health implications for the population, given the presence of several naturally occurring and potentially harmful elements reported from aquifer source rocks, soil, and water in the area. A survey involving questionnaires and focus group discussions (FGDs) was conducted with 115 individuals to determine the local population’s knowledge, attitude, and perceptions of their drinking water quality and its health impacts. The results show that most respondents (67%) preferred piped water because it was pre-treated and not saline. Only 29% of the respondents were very satisfied with the taste of their drinking water, while the rest complained about varying salinity levels, ranging from slightly salty to very salty. This low satisfaction might have influenced the low daily drinking water consumption (1–2 L) by most respondents. Health issues reported by many (43%) respondents in the area include diarrhoea and gastrointestinal upsets, which may be associated with the saline nature of the drinking water. Elevated fluoride (F−) in the local groundwater was reported, and the health effects remain a concern. Although 91% knew someone with dental fluorosis, 53% did not know the deleterious effects of high F− in drinking water. Most respondents (59%) associated the salty nature of the water with dental fluorosis, and as a result, 48% avoided drinking the salty water to prevent the condition. Despite the high prevalence and known psycho-social effects, most people did not perceive dental fluorosis as a severe health threat. The increased health risks associated with high salinity and high F− in drinking water in Makueni County are poorly understood by most residents, regardless of their education, gender, or age. This warrants an immediate public health education programme and detailed epidemiological studies to determine all the health effects associated with naturally occurring, potentially harmful elements in groundwater in the area.

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Public Knowledge and Perception of Drinking Water Quality and Its Health Implications: An Example from the Makueni County, South-Eastern Kenya

Gevera

Dowling

Gikuma-Njuru

et al. 2022

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Perceived susceptibility to and perceived causes of road traffic injuries in an urban and rural area of Tanzania

Åstrøm

Moshiro

Hemed³

et al. 2006

Accident Analysis & Prevention

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Developing a scale for measuring expectancy of retaining natural teeth for life and comparison of results obtained using a global item and a multi-item scale of measurement

Haugejorden

Klock

Trovik

2005

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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The design of the study was cross-sectional selected and random sample surveys using a self-administered questionnaire or interview. There were two groups of patients and a national sample aged 16-79 years (n=1274); response rate 64%. The main results pertain to dentate subjects in a global group (n=615) and in a scale group (n=609). The outcome measure was expectancy of retaining natural teeth for life. Results. When using the global item, 92% (95% CL 89.8, 94.1) of the respondents believed they would definitely or possibly retain their natural teeth for life, significantly higher than the 81% (95% CL 77.6, 84.0) obtained with the 4-item conditional scale. Cronbach's alpha was 0.89 for the 4-item scale and the test-retest reliability moderate (kappa = 0.51; 0.77 for +/-1). The adults' belief in retaining teeth for life was significantly associated with having a live-in partner (p = 0.009) when the global question was the dependent variable; and sex (p = 0.000) and education (p = 0.004) when the 4-item scale was the dependent variable. Explained variance was 3.8% and 4.5%, respectively. Conclusions. The internal reliability of the 4-item scale was high. A significantly lower proportion of people reported belief in retaining natural teeth for life when employing the 4-item conditional scale than when the unconditional global question was used.

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Perceptions of susceptibility to oral health hazards: a study of women in different cultures

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Public Knowledge and Perception of Drinking Water Quality and Its Health Implications: An Example from the Makueni County, South-Eastern Kenya

Public Knowledge and Perception of Drinking Water Quality and Its Health Implications: An Example from the Makueni County, South-Eastern Kenya

Perceived susceptibility to and perceived causes of road traffic injuries in an urban and rural area of Tanzania

Developing a scale for measuring expectancy of retaining natural teeth for life and comparison of results obtained using a global item and a multi-item scale of measurement

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