Table 3 B-ECOHIS responses of parents/caregivers of 5-year-olds in field study (n = 1643)
Impacts | Never | Hardly ever | Occasionally | Often | Very often | Don't Know | Mean(SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Child impacts | |||||||||||||
How often has your child had pain in the teeth, mouth or jaws | 1056 | 64.3 | 177 | 10.8 | 298 | 18.1 | 39 | 2.4 | 18 | 1.1 | 55 | 3.3 | 0.58 (0.94) |
How often has your child ....because of dental problems or dental treatments? | |||||||||||||
had difficulty drinking hot or cold beverages | 1277 | 77.7 | 88 | 5.4 | 201 | 12.2 | 23 | 1.4 | 12 | 0.7 | 42 | 2.6 | 0.38 (0.81) |
had difficulty eating some foods | 1251 | 76.1 | 88 | 5.4 | 204 | 12.4 | 41 | 2.5 | 26 | 1.6 | 33 | 2.0 | 0.45 (0.92) |
had difficulty pronouncing any words | 1402 | 85.3 | 41 | 2.5 | 93 | 5.7 | 26 | 1.6 | 19 | 1.2 | 62 | 3.8 | 0.24 (0.74) |
missed preschool, daycare or school | 1440 | 87.6 | 58 | 3.5 | 121 | 7.4 | 10 | 0.6 | 10 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.23 (0.66) |
had trouble sleeping | 1437 | 87.5 | 42 | 2.6 | 124 | 7.5 | 22 | 1.3 | 13 | 0.8 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.25 (0.72) |
been irritable or frustrated | 1334 | 81.2 | 76 | 4.6 | 175 | 10.7 | 32 | 1.9 | 11 | 0.7 | 15 | 0.9 | 0.35 (0.80) |
avoided smiling or laughing | 1511 | 92.0 | 27 | 1.6 | 63 | 3.8 | 17 | 1.0 | 12 | 0.7 | 13 | 0.8 | 0.15 (0.60) |
avoided talking | 1535 | 93.4 | 30 | 1.8 | 47 | 2.9 | 12 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.3 | 14 | 0.9 | 0.11 (0.49) |
Family impacts | |||||||||||||
How often have you or another family member......because of your child's dental problems or treatments? | |||||||||||||
been upset | 1269 | 77.2 | 46 | 2.8 | 212 | 12.9 | 61 | 3.7 | 52 | 3.2 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.52 (1.05) |
felt guilty | 1237 | 75.3 | 37 | 2.3 | 239 | 14.5 | 63 | 3.8 | 61 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.4 | 0.58 (1.10) |
taken time off from work | 1434 | 87.3 | 38 | 2.3 | 144 | 8.8 | 18 | 1.1 | 6 | 0.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.25 (0.69) |
How often has your child had dental problems or dental treatments that had a financial impact on your family? | 1438 | 87.5 | 56 | 3.4 | 94 | 5.7 | 30 | 1.8 | 15 | 0.9 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.24 (0.72) |