NUTRITIONAL PRACTICE IN PUPILS WITH DENTAL PROBLEMS AT PRIMARY SCHOOL IN VU THU TOWN, THAI BINH PROVINCE IN 2019

Ngô Văn Mạnh1,, Lê Đức Cường1, Phạm Thị Quý2
1 Thai Binh University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2 Vu Thu General Hospital, Thai Binh

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A cross-sectional study was conducted on 324 4th and 5th grade pupils of Primary School in Vu Thu Town, Thai Binh province to determine the proportion of pupils with dental problems and to assess nutrition practice among these pupils. Results of the study show that: Among 324 pupils were interviewed, there were 115 pupils with dental problems. The percentage of pupils with dental problems who do not eat 3 regular meals in boys is higher than that in girls (with 59.3% and 50.0%, respectively), the difference is not statistically significant (p>0.05). The rate of skipping breakfast in both gender are high with 85.7%. The percentage of girls who eating sweet foods and drinking carbonated water frequently is higher than that of boys. However, the percentage of boys who have a habit of drinking homemade drinks at the shop is higher than that of girls.

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