Preschool Children Feeding Patterns And Early Childhood Oral Health Impact In Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia
https://doi.org/10.47836/mjmhs.19.4.27
- Author:
Nizamuddin Pardan
1
;
Ruhaya Hasan
1
;
Norsamsu Arni Samsudin
2
;
Wan Muhamad Amir W Ahmad
3
Author Information
1. Dental Public Health Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
2. Pediatric Dentistry Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
3. Biostatistics Unit, School of Dental Sciences, Health Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Feeding patterns, Bottle feeding, Quality of Life, Child, Preschool
- From:Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences
2023;19(No.4):178-185
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: Poor feeding patterns increase risk of Early Childhood Caries (ECC), which can cause negative impacts
on oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) of preschool children and parents. This study aims to assess feeding
patterns of preschool children and OHQoL of the children and their parents in Tanah Merah. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 134 preschool children aged 5-6 years old from eight private preschools, chosen by multi-staged stratified cluster sampling. Parents answered adopted self-administered questionnaire on feeding
patterns and oral health-related impacts. Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test were used to compare the
median between groups of feeding patterns. Results: A total of 122 parents responded. Majority of the children had
history of bottle-feeding (97.5%) and being given solid food during infancy (61.2%). Many children were still using
bottle to drink (38.5%). Majority were still given formula milk at least three times daily (51.1%) and were feed with
bottle to put to sleep (97.9%). The Child Impact Section (CIS), Family Impact Section (FIS) and Overall ECOHIS mean
scores were 2.39 (SD=3.41), 0.71 (SD=1.45) and 3.10 (SD=4.41), respectively. Most common impact reported in CIS
was ‘oral pain’ (26.2%) whereas in FIS, ‘parents felt guilty’ (7.4%). None of feeding patterns were found significantly
different in terms of ECOHIS score median (p-value>0.05). Children OHQoL reporting by proxy should be treated as complementary. Conclusion: Many preschool children were involved in prolonged, frequent and nocturnal
bottle-feeding. No significant difference in median ECOHIS scores found according to feeding patterns.
- Full text:11.2023my1578.pdf
