The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study.
Early childhood caries is a persistent worldwide problem. The etiologic contribution of feeding practices has been less frequently investigated in prospective studies of young children. The Porto Alegre Early Life Nutrition and Health Study has followed a birth cohort of 715 mother-child pairs, recruited from municipal health centers, originally involved in a cluster-randomized controlled trial of healthcare worker training. The birth cohort links prospectively collected socio-demographic, infant feeding, and general and oral health information. To date, oral health data, including caries status and oral health-related quality of life, have been collected for 458 children at the age of 2-3 years. Studies are underway to investigate possible determinants and consequences of oral health among these children.
University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States of America.
Benjamin Wilk
BW
Chaffee
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Márcia Regina
MR
Vítolo
Universidade Luterana do Brasil, Canoas, RS, Brazil.
Carlos Alberto
CA
Feldens
D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life