Maternal education attainment vs Not applicable (single-group prevalence)
Primary maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 42% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with primary education (pooled prevalence 0.425, 95% CI 0.280 to 0.576; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
- Individual, Family, and Socioeconomic Contributors to Dental Caries in Children from Low- and Middle-Income Countries. 2022 All outcomesLow- and middle-income countries (Brazil, Nigeria, Cambodia, Tanzania, Mexico, Ethiopia) · Primary educationPrevalence 0.4246 [0.2799, 0.5763]7 studies · 3240 participantsGRADE not reported