Abstract:Background: The sucking habits of infants can be nutritive and non-nutritive sucking. Digit-sucking is normal in babies and young children, but sometimes it may persist into early childhood.
Objective: To determine the burden, knowledge and belief of mothers/caregivers concerning digit sucking among under-five children.
Methods: A cross-sectional study involving children under the age of 5 years attending the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria, was conducted. The mothers of s… Show more
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