RESULTS OF THE SURVEY OF PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN REGARDING THE ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35220/2523-420X/2023.1.11Keywords:
children of preschool age, nutrition, oral cavity, initial dental cariesAbstract
The purpose of the study was to assess the characteristics of children's nutrition using a questionnaire for parents through a survey. Research materials and methods. In order to achieve the goal, we conducted a questionnaire about the nutritional characteristics of 112 parents of children preschool age 3-6 years who attend the Ternopil Pre-school Education Institution «Nurserykindergarten N 5 «Fialka» of the Ternopil City Council. The survey was conducted among parents of children of the following kindergarten groups: two medium groups named «Romashka» – 24 children; second middle group «Bdzhilka» – 28 children; the youngest group «Dzvinochky» – 29 children; «Kapitoshka» – 31 children. A questionnaire was also conducted on the basis of the communal preschool institution «Nursery-kindergarten «Kraina dytynstva» of the Velykohaivskoi village council of the Ternopil region. 110 mothers of children preschool age 3-6 years who attended kindergartens, which have groups for children, agreed to participate in the survey: two medium groups called «Veselyi vulyk» – 25 children; middle group «Sonechko» – 24 children; the younger group «Caramelka» – 31 children and «Poliana kvitiv» – 30 children. The results of the examination were entered into the questionnaire developed by us. The survey was conducted by handing out a paper questionnaire with several answer options to parents. Conclusions. The study showed that high-quality and correct nutrition, recommended by specialists, is the key to the health of the child's body, and of his teeth in particular. A comprehensive approach is necessary for a positive and rational attitude towards a child's diet and maintaining his dental health. There is a group of products of special risk for a child's teeth – these are carbohydrates, sweets, carbonated and sweet drinks. No less important is the issue of breastfeeding babies, which is the most balanced in terms of the content of the necessary components for the formation of the child's organs and systems. It is worth noting about allergic and viral diseases, which at the same time affect both the increase in the action of cariogenic factors in the oral cavity, and the increase in the resistance (stability) of the body and teeth to the action of adverse factors.
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