Prevalence of Non-Nutritive Sucking Habits and Potential Influencing Factors among Children in Urban Communities in Nigeria

Prevalence of Non-Nutritive Sucking Habits and Potential Influencing Factors among Children in Urban Communities in Nigeria

Background: The use of non-nutritive sucking materials like pacifiers and fingers poses health challenges to children in resource-limited settings, where hygiene practices and provision of clean water are poor. This study was designed to determine the prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits and i...

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Main Authors: Adebola Emmanuel Orimadegun, Gabriel Omen Obokon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
Pacifiers
Acute diarrhoea
Finger sucking
Nipple dummy
under-5
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2015.00030/full

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