SynthesisEnvironmental health and preventive medicine2021
Dental caries and associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Undiagnosed hypertension and its associated factors in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Oral Health Survey in Burundi; Evaluation of the Caries Experience in Schoolchildren Using the DMFT Index.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Dental caries in Rwanda: A scoping review.Health science reports · 2023Article
- Caries Experience and Risk Indicators in a Portuguese Population: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Determinants of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Among Adults Patients Attending Debre Berhan University Hakim Gizaw Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study.International journal of general medicine · 2023Article
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- Spatiotemporal trends of disease burden of edentulism from 1990 to 2019: A global, regional, and national analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Dental caries and associated factors among diabetic and nondiabetic adult patients attending Bichena Primary Hospital's Outpatient Department.Frontiers in oral health · 2022Article
- Dental caries and associated factors among patients visiting Shashamane Comprehensive Specialized Hospital.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundGlobally, dental caries may be a major public health issue which may be preventable. Many studies have been conducted on dental caries in Ethiopia which present inconsistent results.
objectiveThis meta-analysis was expected to consolidate the findings conducted in various regions of the country and generate country representative information on the burden and its associated factors of dental caries in Ethiopia.
methodsOur systematic review and meta-analysis was carried out to estimate the pooled prevalence of dental caries and its associated factors in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. Medical specialty databases like ScienceDirect, HINARI, Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library were consistently and exhaustively searched. To determine the aggregate prevalence, studies delineating the prevalence of dental caries and associated factors were included. Important data were extracted employing a standardized data extraction tool ready in Microsoft Excel and imported to the STATA version-13 statistical software package for analyses. To assess non-uniformity, the Cochrane Q test statistics and I
resultsThe result of thirteen studies disclosed that the overall prevalence of dental caries in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia was found to be 40.98 (31.62, 50.34). Within the subgroup analysis, the uppermost prevalence was determined in Tigray region (46.59% (24.64, 68.54)) whereas the bottom prevalence was determined in Addis Ababa (34.20% (8.42, 59.97)). Dental caries prevalence was considerably high among study subjects who consumed sweet food (OR= 2.4 (95% CI (1.91, 3.01))). But the presence of dental plaque (OR = 5.14 (95% CI (0.67, 39.39))) and habit of tooth- cleaning (OR = 0.71 (95% CI (0.17, 2.96))) were not statistically significant with the outcome of interest.
conclusionOur meta-analysis found that the prevalence of dental caries was comparatively high, and sweet food consumption was the most risk issue for dental caries in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health ought to offer a lot of attention to strengthen the oral health care system and also the implementation of community-level interference programs.
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