Universite des Montagnes Faculte des Sciences de la Sante, Universite des Montagnes.
Faculty of health and biomedical sciences, Université des Montagnes- Cameroon.
Afr Health Sci. 2023 Jun;23(2):606-615. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v23i2.70.
Oral health care affects the quality of life and plays an essential role in the general health of vulnerable populations especially refugees. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the quality of oral health care delivery in the Gado-Badzeré refugee camp in the Eastern region of Cameroon.
We carried out a cross-sectional study between January and July 2020 using a structured questionnaire in French and translated orally to Fulfulde language.
A total of 716 refugees from the Central African Republic with ages ranging from 6 to 81 years (29.3years ± 14.6 s.d), made up of 61.2% females, 378(52.8%) unemployed, 342(47.8%) married, 701(97.9%) Muslims, and 511(71.4 %) had no formal education participated. Oral health knowledge was significantly poor, 305 (42.6%) that consulted the health post for their oral health needs were not satisfied, 640(89.50%) had experienced toothache, 592(83.0%) needed restorative treatment, 709(99.0%) periodontal treatment and 215(30.0%) urgent needs like tooth extraction. There were no oral health facilities, no oral health personnel, no oral health outreach had ever been carried out in the camp, and oral pathologies were managed by nurses with medications.
The quality of oral health care delivery in this camp was very poor. There is an absence of oral health workforce and basic primary oral health care facilities. Oral health knowledge was very poor and the treatment needs the refugees was very high.
口腔保健影响生活质量，对弱势群体（尤其是难民）的整体健康起着至关重要的作用。本研究旨在评估喀麦隆东部加多加比泽难民营的口腔保健服务质量。
我们于 2020 年 1 月至 7 月进行了一项横断面研究，使用法语编制的结构化问卷，并口头翻译成富拉语。
来自中非共和国的 716 名年龄在 6 至 81 岁之间（29.3 岁±14.6 标准差）的难民，其中 61.2%为女性，378 人（52.8%）失业，342 人（37.8%）已婚，701 人（97.9%）为穆斯林，511 人（71.4%）未接受过正规教育。口腔健康知识明显较差，有 305 人（42.6%）因口腔健康需求前往卫生所就诊，但并不满意，640 人（89.50%）经历过牙痛，592 人（83.0%）需要修复治疗，709 人（99.0%）需要牙周治疗，215 人（30.0%）需要紧急拔牙等治疗。营内没有口腔保健设施、口腔保健人员和口腔保健外展服务，口腔病理学由护士用药物进行管理。
该难民营的口腔保健服务质量非常差。缺乏口腔卫生工作者和基本的初级口腔保健设施。口腔健康知识非常匮乏，难民的治疗需求很高。
