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Slum residence vs Non-slum urban setting: Dental caries
- Population
- Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
- Intervention
- Slum residence
- Comparison
- Non-slum urban setting
- Outcome
- Dental caries
Slum residents had non-significantly higher odds of caries than non-slum residents (OR 1.21, 95% CI 0.94-1.56; single study); ungraded.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Slum residence vs Non-slum urban residence Dental caries (odds), slum vs non-slum residence · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs · Cross-sectional, Urban slums and non-slum/general-urban settings, LMICs, Slum vs non-slum urban (Osuh 2022, Nigeria) Slum residents had non-significantly higher odds of caries than non-slum residents (OR 1.21, 95% CI 0.94-1.56; single study); ungraded. Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries… (2024) All outcomes | OR 1.21 [0.94, 1.56] | 1 study · 1357 participants | 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 |
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