Short Report: Premastication in Rural Gabon--A Cross-Sectional Survey

Premastication—defined as pre-chewing of food for infants by their caregiver—is a common feeding practice in various societies. To date the impact of premastication on children’s health including the potential for transmission of infectious diseases is not well understood. Since there are no epidemiologic data on premastication from resource poor regions in Central Africa, we investigated the epidemiology and demographic variables associated...