Publication: Assessing the Relationship of Maternal Factors and Family Income with Early Childhood Caries: A Hospital Based Study
| creativeworkseries.issn | 1812-2027 | |
| dc.contributor.author | Upadhyay, S | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dahal, S | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-31T06:30:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-31T06:30:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.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 | |
| dc.description.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 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/2949 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Kathmandu University | |
| dc.subject | Early childhood caries | |
| dc.subject | Income | |
| dc.subject | Mother’s education | |
| dc.title | Assessing the Relationship of Maternal Factors and Family Income with Early Childhood Caries: A Hospital Based Study | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 291 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 288 | |
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