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Access to dental care / health services vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence): Access to/visited dental services prevalence
- Population
- Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
- Intervention
- Access to dental care / health services
- Comparison
- Not applicable (single-group prevalence)
- Outcome
- Access to/visited dental services prevalence
About 44% of children in LMICs had access to or had visited dental services (pooled prevalence 0.444, 95% CI 0.277 to 0.618; 5 studies; not GRADE-rated).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Access to/visit to dental services vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) Access to/visited dental services prevalence · Children in low- and middle-income countries (both with and without dental caries) · Low- and middle-income countries (Brazil, Nigeria, Cambodia, Tanzania, Mexico, Ethiopia) About 44% of children in LMICs had access to or had visited dental services (pooled prevalence 0.444, 95% CI 0.277 to 0.618; 5 studies; not GRADE-rated). Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income… (2022) All outcomes | Prevalence 0.4444 [0.2773, 0.6182] | 5 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. 2022 All outcomes | March 2022 (all databases searched 11 March 2022; MEDLINE 1946 to 11 March 2022; CINAHL 1937 to 11 March 2022) | 11 | Not applicable |
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