@article{ref1,
title="A systematic review and meta-analysis of failure to take history as a barrier of reporting child abuse by dentists in private and state clinics",
journal="Dental research journal (Isfahan)",
year="2021",
author="Nilchian, Firoozeh and Tarrahi, Mohammad Javad and Zare, Narges",
volume="18",
number="",
pages="e41-e41",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Since the symptoms of child abuse and neglect often manifest in the orofacial region, the dental team has a key role in identifying children subjected to abuse. This study was aimed to explore the prevalence of failure to take history as a barrier to reporting child abuse by dentist around the world. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Cochrane, and ISI databases were searched for the cross-sectional articles in English languages on barriers to reporting child abuse and lack of knowledge about referral procedures by dentists since 1985 using Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). The full-texts of all included articles were obtained and assessed for quality according to Newcastle-Ottawa Scale adapted for cross-sectional studies. The qualified articles were then studied thoroughly and results were extracted. Data were analyzed by Comprehensive Meta-Analysis software using meta-analysis and random effects model. Heterogeneity was determined by Q-test and I-square index. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 17 articles were included in the meta-analysis. The prevalence of lack of knowledge about referral procedures as a barrier was determined according to the meta-analysis of the number of relevant articles and was (55%, confidence interval: 0.48, 0.62). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The analysis of various studies revealed lack of information about referral procedures as an important barrier to report child abuse by dentists.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1735-3327",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}