Underweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot study
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Underweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot study
Published: 08 September 2021
Underweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot study
Yu Kubota, Nhep San Pech, Callum Durward & Hiroshi Ogawa
BDJ Open volume 7, Article number: 33 (2021) Cite this article
Abstract
Objectives
To investigate the association between underweight and early childhood caries (ECC) among children aged one to three years in rural Cambodia.
Materials and methods
A total of 200 Cambodian children aged one to three years at several villages in Kampong Cham province participated in this study. The children whose Z scores were below two and three standard deviations were considered as moderately-underweight and severely-underweight. Children whose mid-upper arm circumstance (MUAC) was below 12.5 cm, were regarded as having malnutrition. ECC was recorded following the WHO guidelines. Associated factors were obtained through interviews with caregivers.
Results
33.5% and 7.0% of the children were identified as being moderately-underweight and severely-underweight, respectively. The prevalence of ECC was 61.5%. ECC was significantly associated with children being moderately-underweight (P < 0.05). The prevalence of ECC was higher prevalence of those who with severely-underweight, although significant differences were not observed (P = 0.054). Logistic regressions showed that those with low birth weight (OR = 2.57; 95% CI = 1.03–6.40) and malnutrition (OR = 4.71; 95% CI = 1.08–20.62) were likely to be moderately-underweight and severely-underweight, whereas those who with ECC had more moderately-underweight, although it was not significant (OR = 2.21; 95% CI = 0.97–5.00). Those with low birth weight (OR = 10.68; 95% CI = 2.95–38.65) and ECC (OR = 6.67; 95% CI = 1.02–43.61) were likely to be severely-underweight.
Conclusion
The findings of this study suggest that low birth weight, malnutrition and ECC were associated factors of underweight in this population.
The Report: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41405-021-00089-y
Underweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot study
Yu Kubota, Nhep San Pech, Callum Durward & Hiroshi Ogawa
BDJ Open volume 7, Article number: 33 (2021) Cite this article
Abstract
Objectives
To investigate the association between underweight and early childhood caries (ECC) among children aged one to three years in rural Cambodia.
Materials and methods
A total of 200 Cambodian children aged one to three years at several villages in Kampong Cham province participated in this study. The children whose Z scores were below two and three standard deviations were considered as moderately-underweight and severely-underweight. Children whose mid-upper arm circumstance (MUAC) was below 12.5 cm, were regarded as having malnutrition. ECC was recorded following the WHO guidelines. Associated factors were obtained through interviews with caregivers.
Results
33.5% and 7.0% of the children were identified as being moderately-underweight and severely-underweight, respectively. The prevalence of ECC was 61.5%. ECC was significantly associated with children being moderately-underweight (P < 0.05). The prevalence of ECC was higher prevalence of those who with severely-underweight, although significant differences were not observed (P = 0.054). Logistic regressions showed that those with low birth weight (OR = 2.57; 95% CI = 1.03–6.40) and malnutrition (OR = 4.71; 95% CI = 1.08–20.62) were likely to be moderately-underweight and severely-underweight, whereas those who with ECC had more moderately-underweight, although it was not significant (OR = 2.21; 95% CI = 0.97–5.00). Those with low birth weight (OR = 10.68; 95% CI = 2.95–38.65) and ECC (OR = 6.67; 95% CI = 1.02–43.61) were likely to be severely-underweight.
Conclusion
The findings of this study suggest that low birth weight, malnutrition and ECC were associated factors of underweight in this population.
The Report: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41405-021-00089-y
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Re: Underweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot study
Many parents don’t teach kids good dental hygiene because they believe the baby teeth will fall out anyways. So what difference does it make if they are rotten when they fall out?
Problem is, when the permanent teeth grow in, the kids now have now learned that not brushing is normal and the adult teeth also get ruined, requiring filling and eventual replacement.
Problem is, when the permanent teeth grow in, the kids now have now learned that not brushing is normal and the adult teeth also get ruined, requiring filling and eventual replacement.
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