Infant2Child: Optimising nutrition in early life to reduce childhood dental caries (Infant2Child)
Infant2Child is a prospective observational study that seeks to understand early life influences on child health and evaluate the effect of a community-level early life nutrition program (INFANT) on dental health at 4 years of age. Infant2Child includes participants aged between 18 and 24 months. Participants will be assessed at two key stages, 2 years and 4 years of age, in order to evaluate diet, toothbrushing, the oral microbiome, and dental health in early childhood and develop additional strategies to identify and prevent dental caries in high-risk children.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
~3000 (participants)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
18 - 24 months (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2021
Primary Institutions
Deakin University
Dental Health Services Victoria (DHSV)
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI)
University of Melbourne
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Existing research data
Engagement
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