Table 2: Food consumption pattern and dietary habits and practices of dental hygiene among preschool children in Dessie town, 2019.
|
Variables |
Category |
Case n (%) n = 130 |
Control n (%) n = 260 |
n = 390 |
|
Breast feeding |
< 24 months |
49 (37.7) |
117 (45.0) |
166 (42.6) |
|
More than 24 months |
81 (62.3) |
143 (55.0) |
224 (57.4) |
|
|
Night feeding with the |
Not at all |
48 (36.9) |
64 (24.6) |
112 (28.7) |
|
Sometimes |
16 (12.3) |
113 (43.5) |
129 (33.1) |
|
|
Always |
66 (50.8) |
83 (31.9) |
149 (38.2) |
|
|
Consumption sugared tea |
Yes |
70 (53.8) |
110 (42.3) |
180 (46.2) |
|
No |
60 (46.2) |
150 (57.7) |
210 (53.8) |
|
|
Types of food for breakfast |
Bread with tea |
34 (26.2) |
72 (27.7) |
106 (27.2) |
|
Past with tea |
46 (35.4) |
55 (21.2) |
101 (25.9) |
|
|
Egg with tea |
50 (38.5) |
133 (51.2) |
183 (46.9) |
|
|
Consumption of sweet food |
Yes |
79 (60.8) |
68 (26.2) |
147 (37.7) |
|
No |
51 (39.2) |
192 (73.8) |
243 (62.3) |
|
|
Consumption of soft drink |
Yes |
89 (68.5) |
67 (25.8) |
156 (40.0) |
|
No |
41 (31.) |
193 (74.2) |
234 (60.0) |
|
|
Rinse after feeding |
Yes |
80 (61.5) |
88 (33.8) |
168 (43.1) |
|
No |
50 (38.5) |
172 (66.2) |
222 (56.9) |