SynthesisJournal of immigrant and minority health2022
Oral Health Literacy in Migrant and Ethnic Minority Populations: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Journal of immigrant and minority health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Oral health in migrant population of Germany: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- The role of oral health literacy in shaping health behaviors among migrants in Norway. An integrative review.BMC oral health · 2025Pooled it
- Canadian immigrants' oral health and oral health care providers' cultural competence capacity.Canadian journal of dental hygiene : CJDH = Journal canadien de l'hygiene dentaire : JCHD · 2024Pooled it
- Acceptability of community health worker and peer supported interventions for ethnic minorities with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative systematic review.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2024Pooled it
- Oral Health Status among Migrants from Middle- and Low-Income Countries to Europe: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- A Multilingual Digital Microlearning Intervention for Oral Health in Refugee Shelters: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Parental oral health literacy and oral health service utilisation amongst Myanmar migrant children in Thailand: a qualitative study.European archives of paediatric dentistry : official journal of the European Academy of Paediatric Dentistry · 2026Article
- Acceptability of oral health care: a scoping review of reviews to inform framework development.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Geospatial Analysis of Tooth Loss Among the US Geriatric Population by Zip Code: The Role of Socioeconomic and Racial Factors.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Health insurance literacy in Israel: gaps between knowledge and use in a universal healthcare system.Israel journal of health policy research · 2026Article
- Children's Drawings as a Tool to Explore the Emotional Experience of Migrant Children in Dental Care: A Qualitative Study in Italy.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Path analysis of the factors associated with oral health literacy among community-dwelling elderly individuals: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Constructing self-rated oral health among disadvantaged older African Americans.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Migration background, oral hygiene behavior and oral health literacy: findings based on a quota-based sample.Frontiers in oral health · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties testing of the Myanmar version of the oral health literacy questionnaire among Myanmar migrant mothers of preschool children.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2026Article
- The Role of Medicaid Dental Benefits in Access to Preventive Dental Care and Unmet Dental Needs During Pregnancy.Research square · 2025Article
- Self-efficacy and oral health-related quality of life among immigrants in Southeast Iran: a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Oral health-related knowledge, attitudes, and practices among high school students in Robe Town, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Oral Health of Migrant Children Over Time: A Longitudinal Cohort Study in Ireland.International journal of paediatric dentistry · 2025Article
- Study on the prevalence situation of malocclusion and the influence on oral health-related quality of life and social psychology in adults of Kunming and Gongshan County, Yunnan Province.BMC oral health · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
Abstract
Cultural background influences how migrants and ethnic minority populations view and assess health. Poor oral health literacy (OHL) may be a hindrance in achieving good oral health. This systematic review summarizes the current quantitative evidence regarding OHL of migrants and ethnic minority populations. The PubMed database was searched for original quantitative studies that explore OHL as a holistic multidimensional construct or at least one of its subdimensions in migrants and ethnic minority populations. 34 publications were selected. Only 2 studies specifically addressed OHL in migrant populations. Generally, participants without migration background had higher OHL than migrant and ethnic minority populations. The latter showed lower dental service utilization, negative oral health beliefs, negative oral health behavior, and low levels of oral health knowledge. Due to its potential influence on OHL, oral health promoting behavior, attitudes, capabilities, and beliefs as well as the cultural and ethnic background of persons should be considered in medical education and oral health prevention programs.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.