A scoping review linking early childhood caries to violence, neglect, internally displaced, migrant and refugee status.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of the scoping review was to identify and synthesize the available literature concerning the relationship between the status of refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Early Childhood Caries (ECC) as it relates to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16).

Methods

Data regarding the links between the status of refugees, migrants, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and Early Childhood Caries (ECC), and the associations between ECC and maternal and child exposure to physical and sexual abuse, insecurity, crime, exploitation, torture, and displacement were extracted. The search was carried out in January 2023 across three databases (PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus). Only publications in English with accessibl

SUBMITTER: Folayan MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10568772 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature