Serban, Stefan and Conway, David I. (2024) What factors influence refugees’ attendance to dental care services? Evidence-Based Dentistry, 25. pp. 25-26. ISSN 1462-0049
AI Summary:
The review aimed to investigate factors influencing refugees' access to dental care services. Nine studies met the eligibility criteria, and most were rated as fair quality. The main factors influencing refugees' access to dental care services were demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and English language proficiency.AI Topics:
Data sources
Four electronic databases: MEDLINE (via Ovid), Embase (via Ovid), Web of Science, and American Psychology Association PsycINFO.
Study selection
Quantitative observational or interventional studies, published until the end of February 2022 with no restrictions to date, language, or region of publication.
Data extraction and synthesis
Screening performed by one author and a second author independently reviewed a random sample of 10% of the articles. Disagreements were resolved in consultation with a third author.
Results
The results were presented as a narrative review due to large heterogeneity of data. Nine studies met the eligibility criteria and most of them were rated as fair quality. The main factors influencing refugees access to dental care services were demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and English language proficiency.
Conclusions
The review suggests that individual-level factors may have a predisposing effect on refugees’ access, but had limited evidence on other enabling and contextual factors.
Serban, Stefan
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