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Den orala hälsan hos flyktingbarn: En allmän litteraturstudie
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare.
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 12 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The oral health of refugee children (English)
Abstract [sv]

Tusentals människor tvingas fly sina hemländer på grund av bland annat krig, förföljelse och våld. Under 2015 migrerade 60 miljoner vuxna och barn och ungdomar under 18 år. Syfte: Att beskriva den orala hälsan hos flyktingbarn. Metod: Allmän litteraturstudie. Litteratursökningen utfördes i tre databaser: CINAHL, DOSS och MEDLINE. Totalt valdes 16 vetenskapliga artiklar som var publicerade mellan åren 2014–2023. Resultat: Resultatet visar att de mest förekommande orala sjukdomarna bland flyktingbarn är karies och gingivit. Riskfaktorer för den orala hälsan identifieras som tillgång till tandvård och munhygienartiklar, socioekonomisk status och kost. Barn på flykt under en längre tid anses vara mer benägna att ha högre antal kariesskador jämfört med de motsvarande barnen på flykt under en kortare tid. Slutsats: Karies och gingivit är de mest förekommande orala sjukdomarna hos flyktingbarn. Riskfaktorerna som svårigheter med tillgång till tandvård och munhygiensartiklar, kost och socioekonomisk status är vanligt förekommande vilket påverkar förekomsten av karies och gingivit. 

Abstract [en]

Thousands of people are forced to flee their home countries because of war, persecution and violence. In 2015, 60 million adults, children and adolescents under the age of 18 emigrated. Aim: To describe the oral health of refugee children. Method: Literature review. The literature search was performed in three databases. 16 scientific articles were selected that were published between 2014-2023. Results: The results show that the most prevalent oral diseases among refugee children are caries and gingivitis. Risk factors for oral health are identified as access to dental care and oral hygiene items, socioeconomic status and diet. Children on the move for a longer period of time are considered to be more likely to have higher rates of dental caries compared to their counterparts on the move for a shorter period of time. Conclusion: Dental caries and gingivitis are the most common oral diseases in refugee children. Risk factors such as difficulties in accessing dental care and oral hygiene products, diet and socioeconomic status are common and influence the prevalence of caries and gingivitis.

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2024. , p. 45
Keywords [en]
Access to dental care and oral hygiene items, caries, diet, gingivitis, socioeconomic status
Keywords [sv]
Gingivit, karies, kost, socioekonomisk status, tillgång till tandvård och munhygiensartiklar
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-65433OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-65433DiVA, id: diva2:1878809
Available from: 2024-06-27 Created: 2024-06-27 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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