Community Dental Health
Volume 35, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 81-88

Community-based nutrition intervention to promote oral health and restore healthy body weight in refugee children: A scoping review (Review)

Abuhaloob L.* , Carson S. , Richards D. , Freeman R.
  • a Oral and Dental School Health, Ministry of Health Palestine; Dental Health Services Research Unit, Dundee Dental School, University of Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom
  • b Dental Health Services Research Unit, Dundee Dental School, University of Dundee, Public Health, NHS Tayside, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom
  • c Centre for Evidence-Based Dentistry, Dundee Dental School, University of Dundee, Dental Public Health, NHS Forth Valley, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom
  • d Dental Health Services Research Unit, Dundee Dental School, University of Dundee, Public Health, NHS Tayside, Dundee, DD1 4HN, United Kingdom

Abstract

Objective: To determine the scope and quality of evidence on the effectiveness of community-based nutrition interventions to promote oral health and restore healthy body weight in school-aged refugee children. Basic research design: Scoping review using a systematic approach. Main outcome measures: Oral health and body weight. Results: Four primary studies, two evaluation studies and one systematic review met the inclusion criteria. No nutrition interventions or reviews to promote oral health in school-aged refugee children were found. There is limited weak evidence for the effectiveness of community-based nutrition interventions to restore healthy body weight in refugee settings. A systematic review also reported weak evidence of correction of child body weight as a result of community-based nutrition interventions in refugee camps. Conclusion: This scoping review found no community-based nutrition interventions for school-aged refugee children to promote oral health and restore healthy body weight. There is limited and weak evidence for the effectiveness of community-based nutrition interventions to restore healthy body weight in refugee settings. There is a need to conduct an early phase study to develop and co-produce community-based nutrition interventions to promote oral health and healthy body weight for children residing in long-term refugee situations and to investigate the feasibility for their implementation. © BASCD 2018.

Author Keywords

Body weight Oral health Children Refugees nutrition

Index Keywords

refugee health promotion Oral Health basic research human Refugees nutritional disorder Dental Care for Children Nutrition Disorders dental procedure health Humans male female Review evaluation study refugee camp feasibility study nutrition body weight outcome assessment systematic review Child
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85050407998&doi=10.1922%2fCDH_4188Abuhaloob08&partnerID=40&md5=4ef90d7d1ff305935ce29448a1254d55
DOI: 10.1922/CDH_4188Abuhaloob08
ISSN: 0265539X
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English