Research Article
Breastfeeding Pattern and Early Childhood Caries
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297247, author={Susi Susi and Murniwati Murniwati and Febrina Rahmadani}, title={Breastfeeding Pattern and Early Childhood Caries}, proceedings={Proceedings of the Third Andalas International Public Health Conference, AIPHC 2019, 10-11th October 2019, Padang, West Sumatera, Indonesia}, publisher={EAI}, proceedings_a={AIPHC}, year={2020}, month={7}, keywords={ecc deft breastfeeding prevalence complimentary food}, doi={10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297247} }- Susi Susi
Murniwati Murniwati
Febrina Rahmadani
Year: 2020
Breastfeeding Pattern and Early Childhood Caries
AIPHC
EAI
DOI: 10.4108/eai.9-10-2019.2297247
Abstract
The 2016 Global Burden of Disease Study estimates that 486 million children worldwide suffer from Early Childhood Caries (ECC), and the World Health Organization estimates that 60-90% of children suffer from caries. Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a term used for caries that occurs in primary teeth in children under 71 month of age. Some researchers stated that ECC is related to the breastfeeding pattern. This study aims to look at the relationship between breastfeeding patterns with Early Childhood Caries in children aged 2-3 years in the city of Padang. A cross-sectional study in Integrated Service Post located in Koto Tangah and East Padang Subdistrict, Padang City, Indonesia, was conducted. Purposive sampling was selected 70 pairs of mother-children (aged 2-3 years). A questionnaire performed to observe the feeding pattern, and the odontogram was used to ECC determined. Four students of Faculty of Dentistry, which has been calibrated, were collected data. Data were analyzed statistically using Chi-Square test (p<0.05). The result showed that prevalence ECC 80% (95% CI 70%-90%) with a mean of deft 3.04 ± 2.24 (95% CI 2.51- 3.58). Children who got breastfeeding and complementary food until the age of 24 months have the highest deft index (3.23), while children who are breastfed and bottle-fed up to 6 months have the lowest deft index (2.56). There was no significant relationship between breastfeeding patterns and Early Childhood Caries of children 2-3 years old in Padang.
