Browsing University of Manitoba Scholarship by Author "Gaffar, Balgis"

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    • An ecological study of the association between environmental indicators and early childhood caries 

      Folayan, Morenike O; Tantawi, Maha E; Gaffar, Balgis; Schroth, Robert J; Catillo, Jorge L; Al-Batayneh, Ola B; Kemoli, Arthur; Díaz, Aída C M; Pavlic, Verica; Raswhan, Maher; Group, for Early C C A (2020-10-07)
      Abstract Objectives A prior study described the association between ecosystem vitality, environmental health, and early childhood caries (ECC). The objective of this study was to determine the association between 24 global ...

    • An ecological study on the association between universal health service coverage index, health expenditures, and early childhood caries 

      Folayan, Morenike O; Tantawi, Maha E; Virtanen, Jorma I; Feldens, Carlos A; Rashwan, Maher; Kemoli, Arthur M; Villena, Rita; Al-Batayneh, Ola B; Amalia, Rosa; Gaffar, Balgis; Mohebbi, Simin Z; Arheiam, Arheiam; Daryanavard, Hamideh; Vukovic, Ana; Schroth, Robert J (2021-03-17)
      Abstract Background Universal health care (UHC) may assist families whose children are most prone to early childhood caries (ECC) in accessing dental treatment and prevention. ...

    • Association between early childhood caries and poverty in low and middle income countries 

      Folayan, Morenike O; El Tantawi, Maha; Aly, Nourhan M; Al-Batayneh, Ola B; Schroth, Robert J; Castillo, Jorge L; Virtanen, Jorma I; Gaffar, Balgis O; Amalia, Rosa; Kemoli, Arthur; Vulkovic, Ana; Feldens, Carlos A (2020-01-06)
      Abstract Background The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between early childhood caries (ECC) in 3–5-year-old children, seven indicators of poverty and the ...

    • Associations between early childhood caries, malnutrition and anemia: a global perspective 

      Folayan, Morenike O; El Tantawi, Maha; Schroth, Robert J; Vukovic, Ana; Kemoli, Arthur; Gaffar, Balgis; Obiyan, Mary (2020-05-04)
      Abstract Background Malnutrition is the main risk factor for most common communicable diseases. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between country-level prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC), ...

    • Governance, maternal well-being and early childhood caries in 3–5-year-old children 

      Folayan, Morenike O; El Tantawi, Maha; Vukovic, Ana; Schroth, Robert J; Alade, Micheal; Mohebbi, Simin Z; Al-Batayneh, Ola B; Arheiam, Arheiam; Amalia, Rosa; Gaffar, Balgis; Onyejaka, Nneka K; Daryanavard, Hamideh; Kemoli, Arthur; Díaz, Aída C M; Grewal, Navneet (2020-06-05)
      Abstract Background This study assessed the direct, indirect and total effect of distal – political - risk indicators (affecting populations), and proximal risk indicators (affecting women) on the global prevalence of ...

    • Women’s economic empowerment, participation in decision-making and exposure to violence as risk indicators for early childhood caries 

      Folayan, Morenike O; El Tantawi, Maha; Vukovic, Ana; Schroth, Robert; Gaffar, Balgis; Al-Batayneh, Ola B; Amalia, Rosa; Arheiam, Arheiam; Obiyan, Mary; Daryanavard, Hamideh (2020-02-17)
      Abstract Objectives In view of the association between early childhood caries (ECC])and maternal social risk factors, this study tried to determine if there were associations ...