Table 1 Descriptive analyses: demographic and clinical characteristics of the sample - field study (n = 1643)
Demographic characteristics | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Parents/Caregivers characteristics | ||
Age (years) | ||
18 - 33 | 860 | 52.3 |
34 - 71 | 783 | 47.7 |
Relationship to children | ||
Mother | 1414 | 86.1 |
Father | 180 | 10.9 |
Other (brother/sister, grandmother/grandfather, aunt/uncle, caregiver) | 49 | 3.0 |
Level of schooling | ||
> 8 years | 1070 | 65.1 |
≤ 8 years | 573 | 34.9 |
Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) (residence) | ||
Less vulnerable (classes III, IV, V) | 900 | 54.8 |
More vulnerable (classes I, II) | 743 | 45.2 |
Family income level | ||
> 5 times the minimum salary | 475 | 28.9 |
≤ 5 times the minimum salary | 1168 | 71.1 |
Child characteristics* | ||
Gender | ||
Boys | 843 | 51.3 |
Girls | 800 | 48.7 |
Child's position | ||
Only child | 485 | 29.5 |
Youngest child | 694 | 42.2 |
Other | 464 | 28.3 |
Type of preschool | ||
Private | 521 | 31.7 |
Public | 1122 | 68.3 |
Child's clinical disease status | ||
Decayed, missing and filled teeth | ||
None | 879 | 53.5 |
One or more | 764 | 46.5 |
Decayed teeth | ||
None | 879 | 53.5 |
1-3 | 409 | 24.9 |
≥ 4 | 355 | 21.6 |
Discolored upper anterior teeth | ||
None | 1364 | 83.0 |
One or more | 219 | 17.0 |