Table 1 Prevalence of dental caries and socio-demographic characteristics amon g primary school children at Bahir Dar city, 2014 (n = 147)
Socio-demographic variables | Dental carries | COR (95% CI) | P- value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | Total N (%) | |||
Age in years | |||||
6 -10 | 15 (33.3) | 30 (66.7) | 45 (30.4) | 0.4 (0.18 - 1.0) | 0.03 |
11 -15 | 17 (16.7) | 85 (83.3) | 102 (69.6 | 1 | |
Sex | |||||
Boys | 12 (18.5) | 53 (81.5) | 65 (44.6) | 1 | |
Girls | 20 (24.4) | 62 (75.6) | 82 (55.4) | 0.7 (0.31 - 1.57) | 0.87 |
Grade | |||||
1- 4 | 23 (31.9) | 49 (68.1) | 72 (49) | 0.26 (0.07 - 0.92) | 0.03 |
5- 8 | 9 (12.2) | 65 (87.8) | 75 (51) | 1 | |
Family income | |||||
<1000 | 21 (26.3) | 59 (73.8) | 80 (54.1) | 0.23 (0.07- 0.72) | 0.2 |
1001-2000 | 5 (11.9) | 37 (88.1) | 42 (28.4) | 0.24 (0.63 - 8.66) | 0.82 |
>2000 | 6 (24) | 19 (76) | 25 (17.6) | 1 | |
Family educational status | |||||
Illiterate | 10 (18.5) | 44 (81.5) | 54 (36.7) | ||
Can read and write | 7 (38.9) | 11 (61.1) | 18 (12.2) | 0.03 | |
1-8 grade level | 7 (31.8) | 15 (68.2) | 22 (15) | ||
9-12 grade level | 8 (25) | 24 (75) | 32 (21.8) | ||
>12 grade level | 0 | 21 (100) | 21 (14.3) | ||
Total | 32 (21.8) | 115 (78.2) | 147 (100) |