Preventive behaviour and attitudes towards early childhood caries amongst mothers of toddlers in Bangladesh
Farzana Haque,
Morenike O. Folayan,
Jorma I. Virtanen
Abstract:Background: Our aim was to analyse mothers of toddlers’ preventive behaviour towards ECC in Bangladesh.
Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of mothers and their 6–24-month-old children visiting vaccination centres in Trishal, Bangladesh in 2021. A cluster-sampling method was applied to select 10 immunization centres and all mothers who attended the centres with a 6–24-month-old child were recruited. Mothers’ preventive behaviour and attitude towards oral health was determined using a reliable instru… Show more
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