| Autor: |
Chepkwony, F, Kemoli, A.M., Owino, R, Muasya, M |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2016 |
| Zdroj: |
East African Medical Journal; Vol 93, No 8 (2016); 378-385 |
| ISSN: |
0012-835X |
| Popis: |
Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a growing oral health problem in the developing nations and has been associated with a number of socio-economic and behavioural factors.Objective: To determine the effects of some socio-economic and behavioural factors related to ECC in 3-6-year-old children attending an out-patient paediatric dental clinic in Nairobi, Kenya.Design: A descriptive cross-sectional studySetting: The Lady Northey dental clinic during the period of October to November 2014.Subjects: Two hundred and seventy two (272) children whose parents/guardians were initially interviewed to determine the socio-economic status of each of the children.Results: The prevalence of dental caries among the children was 95.5%, most of whom had poor oral hygiene. The high decayed, missing and filled teeth (dmft) was associated with the low socio-economic status of the parents/guardians, poor oral hygiene, increased consumption of cariogenic sugars and low oral health seeking behaviour.Conclusion: The high prevalence of ECC of 95.5% found among the children who participated in the study has a prominent association to their socio-economic and behavioural factors. |
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OpenAIRE |
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