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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2019

Oral Health Beliefs, Attitudes, and Practices of South Asian Migrants: A Systematic Review.

Mehak Batra, Sabrina Gupta, Bircan Erbas

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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35citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mehak BatraDepartment of Public Health, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia. mehakcd@gmail.com.
Sabrina GuptaDepartment of Public Health, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia. S.Gupta@latrobe.edu.au.
Bircan ErbasDepartment of Public Health, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria 3086, Australia. b.erbas@latrobe.edu.au.
La Trobe University · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral health is a burden among all populations and is linked with major chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases. Migrants, in particular South Asians, have poor oral health which requires further understanding to better inform oral health interventions by targeting specific aspects of this heterogenous South Asian population. This review is undertaken to systematically synthesize the evidence of oral health understandings, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, practices, and behaviors of South Asian migrants residing in high-income countries. A comprehensive systematic search of seven electronic databases and hand-searching for peer-reviewed studies was conducted. All study designs were included, and quality assessment conducted. Of the 1614 records identified, 17 were included for synthesis and 12 were quantitative in design. These studies were primarily conducted in the UK, USA, Canada, and Europe. South Asian migrants had inadequate oral health knowledge, attitudes, and practices-influenced by culture, social norms, and religiosity. In the absence of symptoms, preventive oral hygiene practices were limited. Barriers to access varied with country of origin; from lack of trust in dentists and treatment cost in studies with India as the country of origin, to religiosity, among poorer nations such as Bangladesh. Fewer studies focused on recent arrivals from Bhutan or the Maldives. Culturally and socially appropriate strategies must be developed to target oral health issues and a "one-size" fits all approach will be ineffective in addressing the needs of South Asian migrants.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeOral HealthTransients and MigrantsBangladeshBhutanCanadaEuropeHumansIndiaResearch Designbehaviorsknowledgemigrantsoral healthSouth Asians

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PMID31159420
PMCPMC6603871
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