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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
6 questions in 2 reviews · cluster CL0014
current versionsNo studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 6 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
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| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal education attainment vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) No formal maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries · No formal education Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income… (2022) | Prevalence 0.1014 [0.0334, 0.2007] | 3 studies · 1499 participants | Ungraded |
Maternal education attainment vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) Primary maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries · Primary education Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income… (2022) | Prevalence 0.4246 [0.2799, 0.5763] | 7 studies · 3240 participants | Ungraded |
Maternal education attainment vs None (descriptive single-group pooled prevalence) Secondary/higher maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries · Secondary and higher education Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income… (2022) | Prevalence 0.4496 [0.33, 0.5722] | 7 studies · 3240 participants | Ungraded |
Dental caries during pregnancy vs Pregnant women without dental caries Preterm birth stratified by clinical type (spontaneous vs iatrogenic vs term) · Pregnant women · By type of PTB (spontaneous vs iatrogenic) Dental caries and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2018) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries during pregnancy vs Pregnant women without dental caries Preterm birth stratified by gestational age at birth (moderate-to-late 32 to <37, very 28 to <32, extremely <28 weeks) · Pregnant women · By gestational age at birth Dental caries and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2018) | no estimate extracted | 0 studies | Ungraded |
Dental caries during pregnancy vs Pregnant women without dental caries Preterm birth (<37 weeks of gestation) · Pregnant women Dental caries and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2018) | OR 1.16 [0.90, 1.49] | 5 studies · 4246 participants | Ungraded |