Dental caries · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Good brushing habits (>=2 daily) were associated with 35% lower odds of dental caries (OR 0.65, 95% CI 0.46 to 0.92; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries (association with secondary/higher maternal education) · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Secondary/higher maternal education showed no significant association with dental caries (OR 0.96, 95% CI 0.64 to 1.44; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Caregiver help with tooth brushing prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 54% of children with caries in LMICs received caregiver help with tooth brushing (pooled prevalence 0.541, 95% CI 0.266 to 0.803; 3 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Female sex prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Among children with caries in LMICs, about half were female (pooled prevalence 0.497, 95% CI 0.475 to 0.519; 6 studies; I2=0%; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Sugary drinks/sweets consumption prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 70% of children with caries in LMICs consumed sugary drinks/sweets (pooled prevalence 0.697, 95% CI 0.478 to 0.877; 7 studies; very high heterogeneity; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries (association with primary maternal education) · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Primary maternal education was associated with 25% higher odds of dental caries (OR 1.25, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.54; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries (association with middle SES) · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
Middle SES showed no significant association with dental caries (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.59 to 1.10; 7 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
Dental caries prevalence · Children (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 39% of children in LMICs had dental caries (pooled prevalence 0.387, 95% CI 0.284 to 0.495; 11 studies; very high heterogeneity I2=99%; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
No formal maternal education prevalence (among children with caries) · Children with dental caries (deciduous and/or permanent dentition) in low- and middle-income countries
About 10% of children with caries in LMICs had mothers with no formal education (pooled prevalence 0.101, 95% CI 0.033 to 0.201; 3 studies; not GRADE-rated).
1 finding from 1 review
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
Caries increment, tooth index D(M)FT · Primary school children (aged 3-16 years) attending primary school in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)
Among children aged 5-8 years, net increment in DMFT was not significantly reduced (SMD -0.36); no significant subgroup difference by age.
3 findings from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Necrotising enterocolitis prior to hospital discharge · very preterm (< 32 weeks' gestation) or very low birth weight (< 1500 g) infants
The intervention may leads to lower necrotising enterocolitis prior to hospital discharge (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Mortality prior to hospital discharge · very preterm (< 32 weeks' gestation) or very low birth weight (< 1500 g) infants
The intervention showed no clear difference in mortality prior to hospital discharge (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Feed intolerance prior to hospital discharge · very preterm (< 32 weeks' gestation) or very low birth weight (< 1500 g) infants
The intervention may leads to lower feed intolerance prior to hospital discharge (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Invasive infection prior to hospital discharge · very preterm (< 32 weeks' gestation) or very low birth weight (< 1500 g) infants
The intervention probably leads to higher invasive infection prior to hospital discharge (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Visual improvement at end of treatment, as defined by two or more Snellen lines · participants with acute CME (< 4 months) following cataract surgery
It is very uncertain whether NSAID changes visual improvement at end of treatment, as defined by two or more… compared with placebo or active control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in central macular thickness on OCT · participants with chronic CME (≥ 4 months) following cataract surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Improved contrast sensitivity · participants with chronic CME (≥ 4 months) following cataract surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
QoL · participants with chronic CME (≥ 4 months) following cataract surgery
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Visual improvement at end of treatment, as defined by two or more Snellen lines · participants with acute or chronic CME following cataract surgery
It is very uncertain whether NSAID changes visual improvement at end of treatment, as defined by two or more… compared with active control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review