Oral health, stress and barriers accessing dental health care among war-affected Ukrainian refugees in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

After Russian invasion many Ukrainians fled to European countries including Germany. In this context, the German health care system faced challenges delivering dental care to a displaced population. Recently surfaced obstacles as well as different cultural and medical traits need to be considered in order to deliver appropriate medical care. The aim of this study was to evaluate oral health and hygiene of Ukrainian refugees, identify barriers accessing dental health care and explore the relation to their mental health state.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-assessment questionnaire, distributed via non-probability snowball sampling method among war-affected Ukrainians, who fled to Germany. The online form was distributed via web-based

SUBMITTER: Ponomarenko M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10612176 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature