Association between oral hygiene (assessment via questionnaire on quality of life and living conditions [Child-OIDP according to Mtaya], as well as additional questions on socioeconomic background), dental status (oral examination: dmft, PUFA, OHI-S), and colonization of the pharynx with beta-hemolytic group A streptococci (throat swabs – microbiological detection of beta-hemolytic group A streptococci) in children
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Observational cohort (cross-sectional assessment)
School children aged 5–16 years from primary schools in the Babati region (Manyara, Tanzania) undergo a one-time study assessment as part of
Sponsors
LMU Klinikum Abteilung für Kinderkardiologie und pädiatrische Intensivmedizin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 16 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: none
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: none
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Prevalence of pharyngeal colonization with group A beta-hemolytic streptococci, determined by microbiological analysis of throat swabs at the time of examination | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Oral health status, measured by using the DMFT, PUFA, and OHI-S indices at the time of examination - quality of life, assessed by using the Child-OIDP questionnaire at the time of examination - Socioeconomic factors, assessed by using a questionnaire at the time of examination | — |
Countries
Tanzania
Contacts
Public ContactNikolaus Haas
LMU- Kinderkardiologie und Pädiatrische Intensivmedizin
Outcome results
None listed