title: Exploring the oral health experiences of a rural population in Sudan.
abstract: This paper explores the beliefs of a rural population in the Sudan in relation to the causes of oral diseases and their attitudes towards traditional healers and treatments. Qualitative methods, using ethnography and narrative, explored people's experiences. The study identifies conflicting narratives concerning oral health with coherent cultural beliefs and attitudes appearing to underpin oral health related behaviours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Health and Development, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Claremont Crescent, UK. jan.owens@sheffield.ac.uk
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Sawsan Mohammed
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Saeed
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam; D016488:Medicine, African Traditional; D009909:Oral Health; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D012424:Rural Population; D013397:Sudan; D014098:Toothache / Q000628:therapy