Publication: Assessing the Relationship of Maternal Factors and Family Income with Early Childhood Caries: A Hospital Based Study
Date
2017
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Kathmandu University
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Background
Earlychildhood caries (ECC) is a multifactorial disease. Maternal factors and family
income has major influence on the caries status of children.
Objective
To assess the relationship of maternal factors and family income with early childhood
caries among children attending Pediatric Dentistry department of Dhulikhel Hospital.
Method
A cross sectional study was conducted among 239 children of age 3 to 6 years
attending Pediatric Dentistry department of Dhulikhel Hospital, Kavre, Nepal. Age
of child, mother’s occupational status,educational level and family income were
recorded. Oral examination of child was done to record decayed, missing, filled teeth
(dmft). Descriptive analysis was done to observe the caries experience. Chi - square
test was used to assess the relationship of caries experience with occupational
status, education of mother and family income.
Result
The mean decayed, missing, filled teeth of the children was7.04±4.10. There was no
significant relationship of early childhood caries with occupational status of mother
(p=0.675), education of mother (p=0.140) and family income (p=0.158).
Conclusion
There was no relationship of maternal factors and family income with early childhood
caries when surveyed among the children visiting Pediatric Dentistry department of
Dhulikhel hospital.
KEY WORDS
Early childhood caries, Income, Mother’s education
Description
Upadhyay S,1 Dahal S2
1Department of Pediatric Dentistry
Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences
Dhulikhel, Nepal.
2Department of Community Dentistry
Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital
Duwakot, Bhaktapur, Nepal
Keywords
Early childhood caries, Income, Mother’s education