Question · asked by 1 review
Not applicable (single-group prevalence) vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence): Dental caries prevalence
- Population
- Primary school children in Ethiopia
- Intervention
- Not applicable (single-group prevalence)
- Comparison
- Not applicable (single-group prevalence)
- Outcome
- Dental caries prevalence
Among studies using systematic random sampling, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 35% (ungraded; CI not reported).
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 4 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Not applicable (single-group prevalence) vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence) Dental caries, prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia · Schools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa), Sampling technique: systematic random sampling Among studies using systematic random sampling, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 35% (ungraded; CI not reported). Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic… (2024) All outcomes | Prevalence 30 [15, 44] | 2 studies · 554 participants | GRADE not reported |
Not applicable (single-group prevalence) vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence) Dental caries, prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia · Schools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa), Sampling technique: multi-stage random sampling Among studies using multi-stage random sampling, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 30% (ungraded; CI not reported). Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic… (2024) All outcomes | Prevalence 21 [19, 23] | 1 study · 1736 participants | GRADE not reported |
Not applicable (single-group prevalence) vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence) Dental caries, prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia · Schools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa), Sampling technique: simple random sampling Among studies using simple random sampling, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 42% (ungraded; CI not reported). Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic… (2024) All outcomes | Prevalence 42 [35, 49] | 4 studies · 1421 participants | GRADE not reported |
Not applicable (single-group prevalence) vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence) Dental caries, prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia · Schools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa), Overall (all included studies) The pooled prevalence of dental caries among primary school children in Ethiopia was 35% (95% CI 27-43), with very high heterogeneity (I2=95.93%); ungraded. Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic… (2024) All outcomes | Prevalence 35 [27, 43] | 7 studies · 3711 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis. 2024 All outcomes | January 2024 | 10 | Not applicable |
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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.
- Analysis of salivary level Lactobacillus spp. and associated factors as determinants of dental caries amongst primary school children in… · 2020 · included by 1 of these review
- Magnitude of Dental Caries and Its Associated Factors Among Governmental Primary School Children in Debre Berhan Town, North-East Ethiopia. · 2020 · included by 1 of these review
- Dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Bahir Dar city: a cross-sectional study. · 2014 · included by 1 of these review
- Assessment of the oral health status of school children in Addis Ababa. · 2003 · included by 1 of these review
- [Immunogenicity and toxicity of soluble trichloroacetic acid precipitate from pertussis microbes and its fractions]. · 1977 · included by 1 of these review
- Teshome et al. 2016 · included by 1 of these review
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.