Underweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot study
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...
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doaj-0745ea7cc86d4d65b3e5995ef22141e12021-09-12T11:10:27ZengNature Publishing GroupBDJ Open2056-807X2021-09-01711610.1038/s41405-021-00089-yUnderweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot studyYu Kubota0Nhep San Pech1Callum Durward2Hiroshi Ogawa3Division of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata UniversityFaculty of Dental Nurse, University of Kampong ChamFaculty of Dentistry, University of PuthisastraDivision of Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry & Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata UniversityAbstract 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41405-021-00089-y |
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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 |
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Underweight and early childhood caries among young children in rural Cambodia: a pilot study |
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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. |
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