Health Condition 1: K029- Dental caries, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: 1. screening
2. powerpoint presentation on unhealthy diet leading to Early childhood caries and childhood obesity with its preventive strategies
3. 7- day prospective food frequency qu
Sponsors
SAHARSH VIR JHA
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1 Only preschools of Cuttack city will be included as a cluster if they give permission to conduct the study 2 Students aged 3 to 5 years as/on their last birthday. 3 Present in school throughout the duration of study. 4 Parents give consent for participation 5 Mothers OR Parents should be able to read and write English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Children having any known psychological or systemic diseases or any generalized illness on the day of examination
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| change in the frequency of consumption of refined carbohydrates, saturated fat and low fiber diet which will be measured using Food Frequency Questionnaire Timepoint: Baseline data collection at 0 week 1st follow up at 6 months 2nd follow up at 12 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention on maternal awareness regarding the association of diet with early childhood caries & childhood obesity between the intervention & control groups after the interventionTimepoint: Baseline data collection at 0 week 1st follow up at 6 months 2nd follow up at 12 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactSAHARSH VIR JHA
Dental Wing S.C.B. Medical College Orissa
Outcome results
None listed