Systematic review of oral health in slums and non-slum urban settings of Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs): Disease prevalence, determinants, perception, and practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A comprehensive summary of evidence about oral health in slum settings that could inform policy directions is lacking.

Objective

To summarise the latest evidence regarding oral disease burden and their determinants, perceptions, practices, and service utilization in the slums and non-slum urban settings of LMICs.

Design

Systematic review.

Data sources

Embase and MEDLINE (Ovid); PubMed; Scopus, Web of Science, CRD DARE Database; ELDIS; Essential Health Links; HINARI; African Index Medicus (AIM); and Bioline International, all searched from January 2000 to June 2023 using slum-related terms.

Eligibility criteria

Empirical studies of all designs were eligible. Studies published in English with full-text available and reporting disease burden, per

SUBMITTER: Osuh ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11548750 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature