{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,15]],"date-time":"2026-01-15T04:19:13Z","timestamp":1768450753246,"version":"3.49.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease","issue":"3","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["public health action"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2015,9]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>\n                    <jats:bold>Setting:<\/jats:bold>\n                    While some studies have reported the prevalence of dental caries in sub-Saharan Africa, little is known about care-seeking behavior or how dental caries are managed, particularly at rural district hospitals.\n                    <jats:bold>Objective:<\/jats:bold>\n                    To describe the management of patients seeking care for dental caries at Butaro District Hospital (BDH) in rural Rwanda.\n                    <jats:bold>Design:<\/jats:bold>\n                    This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in BDH, in northern Rwanda. A sample of 287 patient encounters for dental caries between January and December 2013 was randomly selected and stratified by age group (\ue2fa5 years, 6\u201321 years and &gt;21 years). We estimated the treatment received with 95% confidence intervals in each age group, and differences between age groups were assessed using Fisher's exact test.\n                    <jats:bold>Results:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Nearly all patients (97.6%) underwent tooth extraction, and this did not vary significantly by age group (\n                    <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                    = 0.558). In addition to dental caries, most patients also had chronic pulpitis (74.9%).\n                    <jats:bold>Conclusion:<\/jats:bold>\n                    Caries prevention and care should be prioritized through a developed community program on oral health. We recommend introducing advanced training, equipment and materials for dental caries management other than tooth extraction, and increasing the number of qualified dentists.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5588\/pha.15.0022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,19]],"date-time":"2015-09-19T11:48:58Z","timestamp":1442663338000},"page":"158-161","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["Dental caries management at a rural district hospital in northern Rwanda: a neglected disease"],"prefix":"10.5588","volume":"5","author":[{"given":"C.","family":"Mukashyaka","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"B.","family":"Uzabakiriho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"C. L.","family":"Amoroso","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"T.","family":"Mpunga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"Odhiambo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"P.","family":"Mukashema","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"B. A.","family":"Seymour","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"J.","family":"de D. Sindayigaya","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"B. L.","family":"Hedt-Gauthier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"3554","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,1]]},"container-title":["Public Health Action"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/syndication.highwire.org\/content\/doi\/10.5588\/pha.15.0022","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,14]],"date-time":"2026-01-14T17:13:31Z","timestamp":1768410811000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/journals.theunion.org\/lookup\/doi\/10.5588\/pha.15.0022"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2015,9]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"3","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2015,9,1]]},"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2015,9]]}},"alternative-id":["10.5588\/pha.15.0022"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5588\/pha.15.0022","relation":{},"ISSN":["2220-8372"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2220-8372","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2015,9]]}}}