Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population: Ever utilised dental services
Ever-use of dental services is low-to-moderate (17%-71%) and generally lower in slum/rural groups; ungraded.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population Ever utilised dental services · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Lifetime (ever), Urban slums and non-slum/general-urban settings, LMICs, Slum vs non-slum; urban vs rural; by sex Ever-use of dental services is low-to-moderate (17%-71%) and generally lower in slum/rural groups; ungraded. Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) All outcomes | The 'ever utilised' rate ranged from 17% to 71% across studies (e.g., Osuh 17% slum vs 24% non-slum; Habib 14.6%; Hewlett 34%; Morgan 70.6%; Olusile 26%; Masalu 50% urban vs 37% rural; Singh 23% male vs 41% female). | 10 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): Disease prevalence,… 2024 All outcomes | June 2023 (Scopus and Web of Science searched March 2024) | 23 | Not applicable |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.