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Research Project Proposal Application-Oral Health Survey of Child Refugees

Status: Data collection finished 8 January 2017 - 1 April 2017
Not funded
Methodology: Planned
Methodology description: Selection: A sampling frame of camp inhabitants will be created for our particular subgroup of interest - mothers with at least one child under age 18 - whereby target camp families will be represented by a sequential element, and whereby elements will then be randomly selected for potential study inclusion. Subjects must be registered and living within Zaatari camp for a minimum of twelve months or greater. Inclusion Criteria: Voluntary participation through provision of in-home informed consent in the study is contingent upon both mother and child presence in home at time of mother interview and child examination. Consenting guardian must be birth mother of child or children examined. A minimum of one child must be present in-home at time of mother interview and child examination, all biologic children present may be examined. Children must be under age 18 with non-contributory medical, family, or social history, negative review of systems, free from systemic illness, injury, or prescription medications. Proposed sample size of 1,200 children and 500 mothers.
Sampling: Stratified
Sampling size: at least 2 with one children below 18
Target population: Population in Camp
Target settlement: Planned camps or settlements
Measurement: Community
Academic institution: 2

Research Project Proposal Application-Oral Health Survey of Child Refugees

Status: Data collection finished 8 January 2017 - 1 April 2017
Not funded
Methodology: Direct Observation
Methodology description: Selection: A sampling frame of camp inhabitants will be created for our particular subgroup of interest - mothers with at least one child under age 18 - whereby target camp families will be represented by a sequential element, and whereby elements will then be randomly selected for potential study inclusion. Subjects must be registered and living within Zaatari camp for a minimum of twelve months or greater. Inclusion Criteria: Voluntary participation through provision of in-home informed consent in the study is contingent upon both mother and child presence in home at time of mother interview and child examination. Consenting guardian must be birth mother of child or children examined. A minimum of one child must be present in-home at time of mother interview and child examination, all biologic children present may be examined. Children must be under age 18 with non-contributory medical, family, or social history, negative review of systems, free from systemic illness, injury, or prescription medications. Proposed sample size of 1,200 children and 500 mothers.
Sampling: Stratified
Sampling size: at least 2 with one children below 18
Target population: Population in Camp
Target settlement: Planned camps or settlements
Measurement: Community
Academic institution: 2
The general purpose of this study is: 1. to characterize refugee child oral health and malocclusion status, 2. to understand the influence of refugee mothers oral health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors associated with child oral health outcomes, and 3. to evaluate pediatric oral health quality of life measures associated with related oral health status - among child refugees under age 18 and related mothers within the Zaatari refugee camp.

Sectors

  •  Health

Locations

  • Jordan
  • Mafraq Governorate
  • Zaatari Refugee Camp
  • Syrian Arab Republic