From: Early occurrence of childhood dental caries among low literate families
All (n = 756) | Boy (n = 389) | Girl (n = 367) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Child age (years) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | 0.975* |
4 | 53 (7.0) | 27 (50.1) | 26 (49.1) | |
5 | 185 (24.5) | 95 (51.4) | 90 (48.6) | |
6 | 405 (53.6) | 209 (51.6) | 196 (48.4) | |
7 | 113 (14.9) | 58 (51.3) | 55 (48.7) | |
M (SD) | 5.76 (0.78) | 5.76 (0.77) | 5.76 (0.79) | |
Mother education (years) | 0.650** | |||
0–12 | 465 (61.5) | 243 (62.4) | 220 (60) | |
≥13 | 291 (38.5) | 146 (37.6) | 147 (40) | |
M (SD) | 12.43 (3.56) | 12.24 (3.64) | 12.63 (3.45) | |
Mother employment | 0.650** | |||
Housewife | 587 (77.6) | 307 (78.9) | 280 (76.3) | |
Employed out of home | 149 (19.7) | 73 (18.8) | 76 (20.7) | |
Employed at home | 20 (2.6) | 9 (2.3) | 11 (3) | |
FAS | 0.002** | |||
Low (≤10) | 255 (33.7) | 148 (38) | 107 (29.2) | |
Intermediate (11–13) | 336 (44.4) | 149 (38.3) | 187 (51) | |
High (≥14) | 165 (21.8) | 92 (23.7) | 73 (19.9) | |
M (SD) | 11.39 (2.93) | 11.38 (2.95) | 11.46 (2.74) |