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Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants
Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/70620 Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants Kruger, Esedra mishkayal@gmail.com Kritzinger, Alta M. (Aletta Margaretha) Lalbahadur, Mishkaya UCTD Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2018. Background and objective: HIV-exposed infants are a priority group at-risk for oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD), yet little is known of their oral-motor functioning during feeding in infancy. This study aimed to compare the oral-motor function for feeding of six-to-twelve month old HIV-exposed infants, to that of HIV-unexposed infants, and to determine whether distinctive oral-motor difficulties existed in the HIV-exposed group. Materials and methods: The oral-motor function during feeding of 75 infants aged six-to-twelve months was evaluated once by a Speech-Language Therapist, using the Schedule for Oral Motor Assessment. Data was collected prospectively at a baby-wellness clinic within a low-resourced community. Participants were separated into two groups, according to HIV-exposure status (30 HIV-exposed and 45 HIV-unexposed participants) and subdivided according to age range (six-to-eight and nine-to-twelve months). Significant differences between groups were determined using inferential statistics. Results: Neither group presented with oral-motor dysfunction, or OPD, but the research group (RG) displayed a greater number of difficulties across the food consistencies used. HIV-exposure was strongly associated with the sum of difficulties experienced with semi-solids; solids; chewable solids; soft-bite crackers; and cup-drinking. Within the six-to-eight month range, no significant differences were found in oral-motor performance of the groups. In the nine-to-twelve month range, the RG displayed greater difficulty when cup-drinking, demonstrating greater liquid loss; choking; and struggling to smoothly coordinate sucking/chewing and swallowing. Conclusion: Older HIV-exposed infants showed more oral-motor difficulties than the younger group, displaying a risk for developing OPD. Oral-motor deficits may become more apparent in older HIV-exposed infants, when the demands for feeding require more advanced oral-motor skill. Further research is required. Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology MA Unrestricted 2019-07-08T09:47:03Z 2019-07-08T09:47:03Z 2019/04/10 2018 Dissertation Lalbahadur, M 2018, Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70620> A2019 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70620 en © 2019 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants |
| title | Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants |
| title_full | Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants |
| title_fullStr | Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants |
| title_full_unstemmed | Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants |
| title_short | Oral-motor function for feeding of HIV-exposed and unexposed infants |
| title_sort | oral motor function for feeding of hiv exposed and unexposed infants |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/70620 |