Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population
Dental trauma prevalence · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Dental trauma appears more common in urban and disadvantaged settings; ungraded, few studies.
1 finding from 1 review
- Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs):… 2024 All outcomesCross-sectional · Urban slums and non-slum/general-urban settings, LMICs · Urban vs rural; slum vs non-slumDental trauma was more prevalent in urban than rural settings and among disadvantaged groups; Osuh 2022 reported 32% (slum) vs 21% (non-slum); Tobin & Ajayi 2017 found 87.5% of trauma cases in urban vs rural areas…Studies not reportedGRADE not reported