Early childhood caries and its relationship with perinatal, socioeconomic and nutritional risks: a cross-sectional study

摘要

Background Socioeconomic, perinatal and other life cycle events can be important determinants of the health status of the individual and populations. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of early childhood caries (ECC), perinatal factors (gestational age, teenage pregnancy and birth weight), family income and nutritional risk in children. Methods A cross-sectional study in which 320 children were examined according to the criteria established by the World Health Organization. A previously validated questionnaire was used to obtain information from parents and guardians about family income, gestational age and birth weight. To check the nutritional risk, we used the criteria provided by the CDC (Center for Disease Control). For Statistics, Pearson’s, chi-square and the multivariate Poisson analyses were used to determine the association among variables. Results Approximately 20% of children had ECC, and the Poisson multivariate analyses indicated that family income (p?=?0.009), birth weight (p??0.05). Conclusion The prevalence of ECC was related to low family income, premature birth and infant obesity.