Table 4 Factors associated with dental caries in primary school children at Bahir Dar city, 2014
Characteristics | Dental caries | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Age in years | |||||
6-10 | 15 | 30 | 0.4 (0.18 - 0.89)** | 0.62 (0.2 -1.92) | 0.62 |
11-15 | 17 | 85 | 1 | 1 | |
Grade level | |||||
1- 4 | 23 | 50 | 0.3 (0.13 - 0.71** | 3.9 (1.49 -10.4) | 0.006 |
5- 8 | 9 | 65 | 1 | 1 | |
Cleaning teeth | |||||
Yes | 17 | 89 | 1 | 1 | |
No | 15 | 26 | 0.35 (0.15 - 0.79)** | 2.6 (1.08-6.2) | 0.033 |
Use of sweet foods | |||||
Yes | 21 | 50 | 0.4 (0.18 - 0.91)** | 0.46 (0.18 -1.16) | 0.09 |
No | 11 | 65 | 1 | 1 | |
Tooth ache | |||||
Yes | 17 | 23 | 4.5 (1.97 - 10.41)*** | 6.3 (2.4 - 15.4) | <0.001 |
No | 15 | 92 | 1 | 1 | |
Plague accumulation | |||||
Yes | 28 | 71 | 4.3 (1.43 – 13.2)** | 5.3 (1.6 - 17.7) | 0.006 |
No | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |