Higher parental education (tertiary) vs Parental high school (secondary) education: Early childhood caries (ECC)
- Population
- Healthy children under 6 years in South Africa
- Intervention
- Higher parental education (tertiary)
- Comparison
- Parental high school (secondary) education
- Outcome
- Early childhood caries (ECC)
Parental tertiary education (vs high-school education) was associated with about 1.8 times higher odds of early childhood caries in South Africa (OR 1.77, 95% CI 1.22-2.57; 2 studies; not GRADE-rated).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Parental tertiary education vs Parental high school (secondary) education Dental caries (early childhood caries) · Healthy children under 6 years in South Africa · South Africa Parental tertiary education (vs high-school education) was associated with about 1.8 times higher odds of early childhood caries in South Africa (OR 1.77, 95% CI 1.22-2.57; 2 studies; not GRADE-rated). Maternal and infant risk factors and risk indicators associated with early childhood caries in South Africa:… (2022) All outcomes | OR 1.77 [1.22, 2.57] | 2 studies · 505 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal and infant risk factors and risk indicators associated with early childhood caries in South Africa: a systematic review. 2022 All outcomes | Up to 15 November 2020 (review conducted November 2020 to January 2021) | 29 | Not applicable |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- Higher parental education (tertiary) vs Lower parental education (reference) · Children aged 0-5 years in North Africa · 1 review
Studies behind the findings
The primary studies the full-text reviews tie to this outcome. Reviews with headline outcomes only do not list them here.
- Dental Caries in African Preschool Children: Social Factors as Disease Markers · 1998 · included by 1 of these review
- Chosack 1990 · included by 1 of these review
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