Oral health assessment in a sample of displaced people as a result of the war in Syria in Damascus city: results of non-profit initiative
| العنوان: | Oral health assessment in a sample of displaced people as a result of the war in Syria in Damascus city: results of non-profit initiative |
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| المؤلفون: | Rudwan Kazwini, Dania Subeh, M. H. D. Bahaa Aldin Alhaffar, Noor Ewaz Ali Alhuda, Tarek Kasem, Marwah Albarshah |
| المصدر: | BMC Oral Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021) BMC Oral Health |
| بيانات النشر: | BMC, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Oral health, Sample (statistics), Displaced people, Dental Caries, DMFT index, Medicine, Humans, Cities, Child, General Dentistry, Socioeconomic status, Syria, business.industry, DMF Index, DMFT Index, Displaced person, Research, RK1-715, Non profit, stomatognathic diseases, Spanish Civil War, Cross-Sectional Studies, Social Class, War on Syria, Dentistry, Oral and maxillofacial surgery, Female, business, Demography |
| الوصف: | Background War on Syria extended for a long time and resulted in significant impacts on various aspects, one of these aspects was displaced people crisis, and thus its impact on complete neglecting of oral health despite of its importance and impacts on the general health. This study aims to assess the oral health of the displaced Syria sample as a result of the war on Syria. Methods The sample included 118 patients of displaced families from different regions and cities to shelters in Damascus city, and the study included 118 control samples from the Faculty of Dentistry, Damascus University. The non-profit initiative team included 20 dentists of all dental specialties. Oral health was assessed using DMFT index. Data were analyzed using SPSS V.22 in comparison with the gender of the patients, age groups, and socioeconomic status. Finally, the number of the treatment provided by the non-profit initiative was collected and presented in the study. Results No significant differences found in the DMFT index between children and adults (P = 0.750), DMFT value ranged between (0 and 11) with a mean value (2.4). The total DMFT value for adults was (2.77), while for children (2.12). Also, no statistical difference was found between males and females (P = 0.688). While the control group had an average DMFT value of (2.37), the difference between the displaced and control samples was not significant. Over 200 dental treatments were provided by the team. Conclusion This study concluded that the DMFT value is high among the displaced people as one of the consequences of the war on Syria, however, no significant difference was found when the results of the displaced sample was compared to a control sample. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1472-6831 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::74c96c91f5bbed8308b9554884aa7acf https://doaj.org/article/65665ef8996f461986cbe51cbf7f6599 |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsair.doi.dedup.....74c96c91f5bbed8308b9554884aa7acf |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
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