Slum / urban-disadvantaged setting vs Non-slum urban / general-urban / national population
Frequency of mouth cleaning · Adult residents of slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs
Twice-daily cleaning (recommended) is uncommon; most clean once, in the morning; ungraded.
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 · Slum/disadvantaged vs non-slum/urbanMouth cleaning was mostly once daily and in the mornings; only a small proportion cleaned at least twice daily (e.g., Osuh 24% slum vs 27% non-slum; Singh 3%; Habib 3.5%; Hewlett 69%). A similar slum/disadvantaged vs…Studies not reportedGRADE not reported