Socio-demographic associations with digit and pacifier sucking at 15 months of age and possible associations with infant infection

Stone, Kate; Fleming, Peter; Golding, Jean

doi:10.1016/s0378-3782(00)00113-4

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“…Santos et al [15] observed a tendency to the persistence of pacifier sucking among children of mothers with a high educational level. In contrast, Tomita et al [16], Stone et al [5] and Heimer et al [8] observed a lower frequency of pacifier sucking among children of mothers with higher educational level. In a study conducted in the Brazilian Southeast [16], family income was not significantly associated with NNSH, whereas Santos et al [15] recorded a higher frequency of pacifier sucking and a lower frequency of finger sucking among children belonging to higher income families.…”

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“…The prevalence of NNSH varies widely in the international literature from 3% to 63.2% [5,11,14,15,26,27] as well as in Brazil, from 13.8% to 67% [15,28-30]. This variability may be due to cultural differences, different age ranges [31] and to the different methods used in the estimation of PNNSH.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Non-nutritive sucking habits (NNSH) are very common during childhood [5,6]. However, NNSH can cause occlusal, physiological and esthetic changes [7,8], especially if maintained for 36 months of age or more, when they are considered to be prolonged–PNNSH [9].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Biological and social factors are also associated with PNNSH [5,15,16]. However, there is controversy about whether preterm birth, birth weight and maternal age at childbirth influence the onset and duration of these habits.…”

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Factors associated with prolonged non-nutritive sucking habits in two cohorts of Brazilian children

Maia-Nader

Figueiredo

et al. 2014

BMC Public Health

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BackgroundNon-nutritive sucking habits (NNSH) are very common during childhood. However, if these habits were maintained for 36 months of age or more, they are considered to be prolonged (PNNSH) and can cause occlusal, physiological and esthetic changes. There is controversy about their prevalence and whether perinatal, social, demographic and health characteristics influence their onset and duration. So, the objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of PNNSH and to evaluate perinatal, early life and school age factors associated with their occurrence in children.MethodsA sample of 1,463 children aged 7–11 years born in Ribeirão Preto (RP-1994) and São Luís (SL-1997/98), Brazil, was reevaluated at school age in 2004/05. Birth weight, gestational age and perinatal variables were obtained at birth. Type of feeding, occurrence and duration of finger and pacifier sucking were recorded retrospectively at school age. PNNSH were defined when persisted for 36 months of age or more. Crude and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated by Poisson regression (alpha = 5%).ResultsPrevalence of PNNSH was higher in RP (47.6%) than in SL (20.2%) – (p < 0.001). Perinatal variables were not associated to PNNSH, whilst female sex (PR = 1.27 in RP; PR = 1.47 in SL) and bottle feeding for 24 months or more (PR = 2.24 in RP; PR = 2.49 in SL) were risk factors in both locations. Breast feeding for 12 months or more (PR = 0.53 in RP; PR = 0.31 in SL) was associated with lower prevalence of PNNSH in both places. In SL, children whose mothers lived in consensual union (PR = 1.62) and worked outside the home (PR = 1.51) showed higher prevalence of PNNSH compared to their counterparts.ConclusionsPrevalence of PNNSH was high especially in RP and was not associated with perinatal variables. In both cities there was an association between female sex, shorter breast-feeding duration, longer bottle feeding duration and higher prevalence of PNNSH.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Factors associated with prolonged non-nutritive sucking habits in two cohorts of Brazilian children

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Figueiredo

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“…This is a prospective population study of children born to mothers in the area around Bristol which used to be known as Avon. Eligible children were born between April 1991 and December 1992 and approximately 85% of those eligible mothers were recruited to the study (North Stone et al, 2000) with a resultant cohort of 13,992 live births.…”

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confidence: 99%