Prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralisation in six to eight year-olds in two rural divisions in Kenya.
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of molar incisor hypomineralization (MIH) and any associated causes of MIH in children from two rural divisions in Kenya.


METHODS
Prospective cross-sectional study.


METHODS
Seventeen primary schools in Matungulu and Kangundo divisions of Machakos district in Kenya.


METHODS
All six to eight year-olds in the seventeen primary schools.


RESULTS
A total of 3,591 children (55.6% males and 44.4% females) were examined for MIH. All the children were from a low socio-economic community with little access to proper medical/dental health care. The prevalence of MIH was 13.73%, with a female to male ratio of 3:1.


CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of MIH of 13.73% was high in the study population and was probably associated with the poor health conditions that the children went through during the most venerable period of between birth and age three years.
Kemoli
A M
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Department of Paediatric Dentistry/Orthodontics, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi, P.O. Box 34848-00100, Nairobi, Kenya.
D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003744:Dental Enamel Hypoplasia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003752:Dental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011203:Poverty; D015995:Prevalence; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012574:Schools; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires