NCT03054493

Prevalence of NNSH in a Group of Egyptian Children Aged 3-8 Years Old in Giza Governorate: A Cross Sectional Study.

Prevalence of Non-Nutritive Sucking Habits in a Group of Egyptian Children Aged 3-8 Years Old in Giza Governorate: A Cross Sectional Study.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,023 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 3 Years – 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

1. Prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits (NNSH) in a group of Egyptian children aged 3-8 years old in Giza Governorate. 2. Assessment of factors associated with NNSH.

Detailed description

Several studies have reported on the prevalence of non-nutritive sucking behaviors among infants and young children in different populations. Non-nutritive sucking is regarded as a normal part of development, and early studies of its prevalence generally found that 70-90% of children had some history of a non-nutritive sucking habit. Like these early studies, most recent studies have used retrospective methods to assess the prevalence of non-nutritive sucking habits. Prolonged duration of non-nutritive sucking behaviors may have consequences in regard to the developing orofacial structures and occlusion. Little is known as to why some children have sucking habits beyond the first 2 to 3 years of life. Prevalence of NNSH and associated factors in Egyptian children might be different.

Conditions

• Child Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	no intervention	no intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-10
• Primary completion: 2017-06-01
• Completion: 2018-03-01
• First posted: 2017-02-15
• Last updated: 2017-02-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt