Dental caries prevalence · Primary school children in Ethiopia
Among studies using systematic random sampling, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 35% (ungraded; CI not reported).
4 findings from 1 review
Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesSchools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa) · Sampling technique: systematic random sampling
Prevalence 30 [15, 44]
2 studies · 554 participants
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesSchools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa) · Sampling technique: multi-stage random sampling
Prevalence 21 [19, 23]
1 study · 1736 participants
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children in Ethiopia: systematic review and… 2024 All outcomesSchools; Ethiopia (Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Finote Selam, Harer, Debre Birhan, North Showa) · Sampling technique: simple random sampling
Prevalence 42 [35, 49]
4 studies · 1421 participants
GRADE not reported
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Dental caries prevalence · Children aged 2 to 8 years
The review reported 44% dental caries prevalence among children of mothers with low prenatal vitamin D.
2 findings from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Dental caries prevalence in LMIC urban/slum populations ranges widely (13%-76%); not GRADE-rated (narrative synthesis).
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence of dental caries varied across age, gender and socioeconomic class, ranging from 13% (Nigeria) to 76% (Central India); prevalence >50% reported in India, Brazil, Malaysia and Rwanda; generally higher in…
14 studies
GRADE not reported
Dental caries prevalence · Preschool children attending Al Ain pediatric dentistry department
Dental caries prevalence was 99.4%.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
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Dental caries prevalence · Preschool children in Sharjah day cares
Caries prevalence was 77% in private day cares versus 22% in public day cares.
2 findings from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in permanent dentition (>=12 years) was 50.2% (95% CI 38.4 to 62.1); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
The pooled prevalence of dental caries in East Africa (2000-2020) was 45.7% (95% CI 38.0 to 53.4); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · General Pakistani population (all ages and both sexes; predominantly children and adolescents)
In permanent dentition, the pooled prevalence of dental caries was 57.2% (95% CI 26.3 to 85.3); ungraded.
10 findings from 1 review
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Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 All outcomesPakistan (school-, community-, and hospital/clinic-based cross-sectional surveys) · Province: Sindh
Prevalence 58.946 [43.796, 73.274]
11 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 All outcomesPakistan (school-, community-, and hospital/clinic-based cross-sectional surveys) · Dentition: primary
Prevalence 50.493 [43.867, 57.110]
Studies not reported
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 All outcomesPakistan (school-, community-, and hospital/clinic-based cross-sectional surveys) · City: Karachi
Prevalence 61.988 [45.504, 77.161]
7 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 All outcomesPakistan (school-, community-, and hospital/clinic-based cross-sectional surveys) · Province: Punjab
Prevalence 55.445 [44.174, 66.44]
13 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 All outcomesPakistan (school-, community-, and hospital/clinic-based cross-sectional surveys) · City: Lahore
Prevalence 57.604 [47.727, 67.183]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 All outcomesPakistan (school-, community-, and hospital/clinic-based cross-sectional surveys) · Province: Baluchistan and KPK (combined)
Prevalence 51.168 [22.930, 79.004]
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Prevalence of dental caries in Pakistan: a systematic review and meta-analysis. 2021 All outcomesPakistan (school-, community-, and hospital/clinic-based cross-sectional surveys)
Prevalence 56.625 [49.546, 63.571]
30 studies · 27878 participants
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · School children aged 15-17 years in Dubai schools
Dental caries prevalence was 42.4% in children aged 15-17 years.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · General Pakistani population (all ages and both sexes; predominantly children and adolescents)
Fixed-effect pooled dental caries prevalence was 57.0% (95% CI 56.4% to 57.6%).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)
Caries prevalence was lowest in Addis Ababa at 34.20% (95% CI 8.42 to 59.97); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence was highest in Eritrea at 65.2% (95% CI 49.2 to 81.1); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)
Caries prevalence in the Amhara region was 40.44% (95% CI 24.67 to 56.21); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Children with cerebral palsy in Dubai
Dental caries prevalence was 53% among children with cerebral palsy.
1 finding from 1 review
Prevalence 53
1 study
GRADE not reported
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population in Ethiopia (all ages, age range 6-100 years)
Caries prevalence in other regions (Oromia, Harar, SNNPR) was 42.90% (95% CI 24.68 to 61.12); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Dental caries prevalence · General population (children and adults) in East Africa
Caries prevalence in Sudan was 57.8% (95% CI 36.0 to 79.7); certainty not graded.
1 finding from 1 review