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Maternal and Child Nutrition and Oral Health in Urban Vietnam

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  • Debbie Huang

    (Health Research for Action, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, 2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
    Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032, USA)

  • Karen Sokal-Gutierrez

    (Health Research for Action, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, 2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA)

  • Kenny Chung

    (Health Research for Action, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, 2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA)

  • Wenting Lin

    (Health Research for Action, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, 2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
    Department of Dental Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, 270-05 76th Ave, Queens, NY 11040, USA)

  • Linh Ngo Khanh

    (Health Research for Action, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, 2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA)

  • Raymond Chung

    (Health Research for Action, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, 2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA)

  • Hung Trong Hoang

    (Faculty of Odonto-Stomatology and Department of Dental Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy-Ho Chi Minh City, 217 Hồng Bàng, Phường 11, Quận 5, Hồ Chí Minh 700000, Vietnam)

  • Susan L. Ivey

    (Health Research for Action, University of California Berkeley School of Public Health, 2140 Shattuck Avenue, 10th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA)

Abstract

The global nutrition transition has contributed to child obesity and dental caries in developing countries, including Vietnam. Few studies have described the nutrition and oral health of mothers and children. This a descriptive study of the nutrition and oral health characteristics of a convenience sample of 571 children aged 2 to 5 years and their mothers from 5 urban preschools in Central and South Vietnam. The mothers completed a written survey, and the children received dental exams and weight/height measurements. High rates of bottle-feeding and the consumption of sweets were reported. One in 4 children were overweight/obese. Dental caries increased in prevalence and severity by age—at 5 years, 86.7% of children had tooth decay in an average of 8.5 teeth, and 70.9% experienced mouth pain. Most mothers and children suffered from untreated dental disease. Public health programs should focus on nutrition and oral health promotion, as well as dental treatment from pregnancy and birth onward.

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  • Debbie Huang & Karen Sokal-Gutierrez & Kenny Chung & Wenting Lin & Linh Ngo Khanh & Raymond Chung & Hung Trong Hoang & Susan L. Ivey, 2019. "Maternal and Child Nutrition and Oral Health in Urban Vietnam," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-10, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:14:p:2579-:d:249859
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    1. Busra Aslan Gonul & Betul Cicek, 2024. "The Effect of Parents’ Nutrition Literacy on Children’s Oral-Health-Related Quality of Life," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(9), pages 1-9, September.
    2. Amy H. Park & Rachel J. Kulchar & Sita Manasa Susarla & Bathsheba Turton & Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, 2023. "Fewer Children in Families Associated with Lower Odds of Early Childhood Caries: A Sample from Three Countries," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-14, January.
    3. Bharathi Chinnakotla & Sita Manasa Susarla & Deepika Chandra Mohan & Bathsheba Turton & Hannah M. Husby & Cecilia Paz Morales & Karen Sokal-Gutierrez, 2022. "Associations between Maternal Education and Child Nutrition and Oral Health in an Indigenous Population in Ecuador," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-14, December.

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