Background Prevalence of ankyloglossia may vary depending on the assessment tool. This
systematic review aimed to evaluate the prevalence of ankyloglossia in distinct age groups …

Background Orphan children represent a category of children who lost their family support.
Their health status is poorer when compared to their parented counterparts. As the most …

Background: Impaired nutritional status is a major health problem affecting young children in
developing countries that has a significant impact on child morbidity and mortality. Aims …

Aim To explore periodontal and dentition status among orphans and children with parents in
Mysore city, India. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among six …

Maternal education plays a central role in children's health and nutrition. Living conditions
and socioeconomic status are linked with mother's education, which in turn determines the …

Being a developing nation, rural India is still facing a serious health problem in form of
undernutrition particularly among young children. To optimize this problem, the Central …

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 210
orphans and 210 government school children living with parents. Data with regard to the …

Background: SDG 2.2 aims to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Weight for age estimate
misses out chronic and acute on chronic malnutrition. An aggregate indicator-the Composite …

Undernutrition is considered to be a serious public health problem in most of the developing
countries. Globally, the anthropometric measures are widely used to estimate the magnitude …

Background: Children and young people (CYP) in care experience poorer physical health
and overall wellbeing in comparison to their peers. Despite this, relatively little is known …