Paediatric maxillofacial fractures in Ghana: Pattern, household cost, and distress

Blankson, Paa Kwesi; Amanor, Efua M; Dai-Kosi, Alfred Dickson; Amoako, Emmanuella; Konadu, Akua Boakyewaa; Boamah, Matthew Owusu; Amoah, Gyaami; Parkins, Grace

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“…The adolescent age group (13 -17 years) reported the most soft tissue injuries 64 (42.4%). This result was also similar to the study done at the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital in Accra by Blankson et al [21] which showed that adolescent-aged children within 13 -17 sustained the most injuries, followed by the School-aged children.…”

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Etiology, Prevalence, and Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Soft Tissue Injuries in Children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi-Ghana

Larmie,

Amuasi,

Obiri-Yeboah

et al. 2023

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Background: Maxillofacial injury may vary from simple soft tissue lacerations to complex fractures of the orofacial region. Soft tissue injuries, whether isolated or in combination with other injuries, form part of the frequent traumatic craniofacial injuries seen at the emergency department. The force of impact and the injury type is directly related to the severity of the injury sustained. This study aimed to analyze the etiological factors, prevalence, and management of oral and maxillofacial soft tissue injuries at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. Methods: This was a prospective study that involved children presenting with oral and maxillofacial injuries at the Accident and Emergency Department and the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery unit of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi between the period of April to October 2020 (6 months). Patient selection was by convenience sampling targeting all children with injuries who met the inclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria were children below the age of 18 years whose parents or caregivers consent to participation. Children with maxillofacial injuries as a result of burns were excluded from the study. Results: During the study period a total of 134 children were reviewed with oral and maxillofacial injuries at KATH. Of these, 107 (78.9%) were recorded cases of orofacial soft tissue injuries. There were 63 (58.9%) males and 44 (41.1%) females and the male-to-female ratio was 1.5:1. The age range of patients studied was 8 months -17 years, with mean age ± SD being 9.5 ± 5.3 years. Road Traffic Crash (50.5%) was the most common etiology of which Motor cycle crash constituted 24.

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Etiology, Prevalence, and Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Soft Tissue Injuries in Children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi-Ghana

Larmie,

Amuasi,

Obiri-Yeboah

et al. 2023

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“…For the three studies (1%) that used the willingness to pay approach, the patient or caregiver provided the maximum daily amount of money that they would be willing to pay to hire a substitute worker to replace the sick household member [ 43 , 47 , 48 ].…”

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A Systematic Review of Methods for Estimating Productivity Losses due to Illness or Caregiving in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Setiawan,

Cassidy-Seyoum,

Thriemer

et al. 2024

PharmacoEconomics

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Background Productivity losses are often included in costing studies and economic evaluations to provide a comprehensive understanding of the economic burden of disease. Global guidance on estimating productivity losses is sparse, especially for low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) where informal and unpaid work remains dominant. This study aims to describe current practices for valuing productivity losses in LMICs. Methods We performed a systematic review of studies published before April 2022 using three databases, including PubMed, Cochrane Library and Web of Science Core Collection. We included any costing or economic evaluation study conducted in a LMIC that provided methodological details on how the monetary value for productivity losses was estimated. Two reviewers independently screened articles for inclusion, extracted data and assessed the quality of the studies. Results A total of 281 articles were included. While most studies did not specify the overall approach used to measure and value productivity losses (58%), the human capital approach was the most frequently used approach to measure productivity losses when this was clearly stated (39%). The most common methods to estimate a monetary value for productivity losses were market wages (51%), self-reported wages (28%) and macroeconomic measures (15%). Conclusion Reporting standards for productivity losses in LMIC settings have room for improvement. While market wages were the most frequently used method to estimate the monetary value of productivity losses, this relies on context-specific data availability. Until a consensus is reached on if, when and how to include productivity losses in costing and economic evaluation studies, future studies could include a sensitivity analysis to explore the impact of different methods for estimating the monetary value of productivity losses. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40273-024-01402-x.

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“…Characteristics of 58 studies 7,9,11,21–75 included in the meta‐analysis are shown in Table 1. The studies included a case range of 37–183,336 cases.…”

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A meta‐analysis to evaluate the prevalence of maxillofacial trauma caused by various etiologies among children and adolescents

Mohammadi

Roochi

Heidar

et al. 2023

Dental Traumatology

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AimsChildren and adolescents who are affected by trauma may have complications that are more serious and dangerous. Herein, a meta‐analysis to evaluate the prevalence of maxillofacial trauma caused by various etiologies according to the geographic regions of the world among children and adolescents was conducted.Materials and MethodsA comprehensive search was performed in four databases of PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Scopus from January 1, 2006 until July 7, 2021. To evaluate the quality of included articles, an adapted version of the Newcastle‐Ottawa scale was used. The prevalence of maxillofacial trauma was estimated by event rates and 95% confidence intervals in relation to etiology and geographic region of study population.ResultsThrough search in the databases and the electronic sources, 3071 records were identified, and 58 studies were eligible for inclusion in the meta‐analysis. A total of 264,433 maxillofacial trauma cases were reported by all included studies. Globally, the overall prevalence of maxillofacial trauma was highest due to Road Traffic Crashes (RTC) (33.8%) followed by falls (20.7%), violence (9.9%), and sports (8.1%) in children/adolescents. The highest prevalence of maxillofacial trauma were observed in African population (48.3%) while trauma due to falls was most prevalent in Asian population (44.1%). Maxillofacial trauma due to violence (27.6%) and sports (13.3%) were highest in North Americans.ConclusionThe findings demonstrate that RTC was the most prevalent etiology of maxillofacial trauma in the world. The prevalent causes of maxillofacial trauma differed between the regions of study population.

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Paediatric maxillofacial fractures in Ghana: Pattern, household cost, and distress

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References 28 publications

Etiology, Prevalence, and Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Soft Tissue Injuries in Children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi-Ghana

Etiology, Prevalence, and Management of Oral and Maxillofacial Soft Tissue Injuries in Children at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi-Ghana

A Systematic Review of Methods for Estimating Productivity Losses due to Illness or Caregiving in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

A meta‐analysis to evaluate the prevalence of maxillofacial trauma caused by various etiologies among children and adolescents

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