Table 1. Characteristics of sampled mothers and infants.
| Subject | Sample | Sex | Village | Age (years) | # Teeth | # Caries | Sampling method | Most recent premasticated foods documented |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infant.1 | BSA1 | F | 1 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | Buccal swab | 1 day prior: fish, meat stew, plantain |
| Infant.2 | BSA2 | F | 1 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | Buccal swab | 1 day prior: rice, plantain, meat stew |
| Infant.3 | BSA3 | F | 1 | 0.8 | 4 | 0 | Buccal swab | 1 day prior: plantain, meat |
| Infant.4 | BSA4 | M | 1 | 1.5 | 14 | 0 | Buccal swab | 1 day prior: fish stew |
| Infant.8 | BSA8 | M | 2 | 2.0 | 16 | 1 | Buccal swab | 1 day prior: fish |
| Infant.9 | BSA9 | F | 2 | 1.7 | 15 | 8 | Buccal swab | 1 day prior: fish |
| Infant.10 | BSA10 | M | 2 | 1.7 | 16 | 0 | Buccal swab | N/A |
| Infant.11 | BSA11 | M | 2 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | Buccal swab | N/A |
| Infant.12 | BSA12 | M | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | Buccal swab | 11 days prior: rice, plantain |
| Infant.13 | BSA13 | M | 3 | 1.2 | 10 | 0 | Buccal swab | 4 days prior: rice |
| Infant.14 | BSA14 | M | 3 | 1.1 | 9 | 0 | Buccal swab | 10 days prior: plantain, meat, fish stew |
| Infant.15 | BSA15 | M | 3 | 0.9 | 5 | 0 | Buccal swab | 10 days prior: stew, plantain, meat |
| Mother.1 | MSA1 | F | 1 | 20.1 | 22 | 1 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.2 | MSA2 | F | 1 | 18.8 | 24 | 0 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.3 | MSA3 | F | 1 | 36.3 | 18 | 0 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.4 | MSA4 | F | 1 | 21.3 | 27 | 1 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.8 | MSA8 | F | 2 | 29.6 | 22 | 1 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.9 | MSA9 | F | 2 | 22.7 | 30 | 0 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.10 | MSA10 | F | 2 | 24.6 | 24 | 1 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.11 | MSA11 | F | 2 | 26.8 | 19 | 1 | Buccal swab | |
| Mother.12 | MSA12, FD12 | F | 3 | 24.9 | 32 | 1 | Expectoration | |
| Mother.13 | MSA13 | F | 3 | 27.7 | 15 | 8 | Expectoration | |
| Mother.14 | MSA14, FD14 | F | 3 | 31.6 | 25 | 1 | Expectoration | |
| Mother.15 | MSA15 | F | 3 | 25.2 | 21 | 1 | Expectoration |
Notes.
Subjects from the same family have the same indexing number.
- BSA
- infant saliva
- MSA
- mother saliva
- FD
- premasticated food
‘Most recent premasticated foods’ were documented from subjects’ most recent 24-hour dietary recalls. Dietary recall was not collected for subjects BSA10 and BSA11, though at sample collection their mothers reported still premasticating all types of foods. Premasticated food sample FD14 was collected approximately 40 min after cooking, and was chewed for 17 s. Sample FD12 was collected 50 min after cooking, and was chewed for 8 s.