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Infant Feeding Practices with Oral Health Implications among Suburban Mothers of Tanzania
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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Infant Feeding Practices with Oral Health Implications among Suburban Mothers of Tanzania
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International Category Code (ICC):
ICC-0702
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
International Journal Address (IAA):
IAA.ZONE/192991214247
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1929 - 4247
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Abstract
Background: Behaviours around infants feeding influence both nutritive value and the detrimental effects of the infant feeding. Aim: The study aimed to determine infant feeding practices with implication to child’s oral health and examine the related socio-demographic factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study among mothers of the infants who were attending RCH clinics in suburban areas of northwest Tanzania. Cluster sampling technique was used to obtain the participants and a structured questionnaire was used to interview the mothers. Frequency distributions and cross-tabulations were used for analysis and reported as proportions and identified differences between the comparative socio-demographic categories. Results: Study involved 213 mother-infant pairs; infants’ mean age was 7.22 ± 3.48 months and 53.1% were female babies. Almost all (94.6 %) the infants were breastfed and 75.3% of infants under six months of age wer...
