Mekonen Eshete Abebe1,2, Wakgari Deressa2, Victoria Oladugba3, Arwa Owais4, Taye Hailu5, Fikre Abate5, Abiye Hailu1,5, Yohannes Demissie1,5, Shiferaw Degu6, Bezuwork Alemayehu5, Mulualem Gessesse5, Milliard Deribew1, Paul Egl Gravem7, Peter Mossey8, Azeez Butali9. 1. 1 Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. 2 Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 3. 3 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Lagos, Nigeria. 4. 4 Department of Pediatric Dentistry, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA. 5. 5 Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 6. 6 Dental Department, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 7. 7 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. 8. 8 Department of Orthodontics, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom. 9. 9 Department of Oral Pathology, Radiology and Medicine, College of Dentistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the oral health-related quality of life (OH-RQoL) using a translated standardized measure in an understudied population of Ethiopian children born with orofacial clefts (OFCs) and their parents. METHODS: Using a descriptive study design, we assessed the OH-RQoL of 41 patients with OFCs between the ages of 8 and 17 years and their parents. Participants received multidisciplinary cleft care from 2008 to 2016. They completed an Amharic translation of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP). RESULTS: There was strong internal reliability with the translated COHIP for parents and patients. Parents' COHIP scores ranged from 67 to 186, and patients' scores were 78 to 190. The mean for patients and parents was 155, indicating good OH-RQoL. CONCLUSION: The Amharic translation of the COHIP appears appropriate for use with families in Ethiopia. Both parents and patients reported OH-RQoL at similar levels as other international populations.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the oral health-related quality of life (OH-RQoL) using a translated standardized measure in an understudied population of Ethiopian children born with orofacial clefts (OFCs) and their parents. METHODS: Using a descriptive study design, we assessed the OH-RQoL of 41 patients with OFCs between the ages of 8 and 17 years and their parents. Participants received multidisciplinary cleft care from 2008 to 2016. They completed an Amharic translation of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP). RESULTS: There was strong internal reliability with the translated COHIP for parents and patients. Parents' COHIP scores ranged from 67 to 186, and patients' scores were 78 to 190. The mean for patients and parents was 155, indicating good OH-RQoL. CONCLUSION: The Amharic translation of the COHIP appears appropriate for use with families in Ethiopia. Both parents and patients reported OH-RQoL at similar levels as other international populations.
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Keywords:
Child Oral Health Impact Profile; Ethiopia; birth defect; cleft lip and palate; oral health–related quality of life; perception
Authors: Karen Y Chung; Gebremedhin B Gebretekle; Andrew Howard; Eleanor Pullenayegum; Mekonen Eshete; Christopher R Forrest; Beate Sander Journal: JAMA Netw Open Date: 2022-07-01