Variables | Categories | Kampala % (n) | Manyara % (n) |
---|---|---|---|
Sex of child | Boy | 50.7 (414) | 50.5 (616) |
Girl | 49.3 (402) | 49.5 (605) | |
Age of child | 6-12 month | 45.5 (371) | 29.6 (362) |
13-24 months | 29.7 (242) | 50.9 (621) | |
25-36 months | 24.9 (203) | 19.5 (238) | |
Household assets index | 1st quartile-least poor | 24.0 (185) | 26.8 (327) |
2nd quartile | 24.2 (187) | 25.0 (305) | |
3rd quartile | 26.0 (210) | 24.8 (303) | |
4th quartile- poorest | 25.8 (199) | 23.4 (286) | |
Mother’s education | Lower | 22 (176) | 28.2 (344) |
At least primary | 78 (624) | 71.8 (877) | |
Father’s education | Lower | 7 (49) | 25.6 (309) |
At least primary | 93 (654) | 74.4 (899) | |
Caretaker’s age | <24 yrs | 54.3 (443) | 33.8 (403) |
25 yrs and above | 45.7 (373) | 66.2 (789) | |
Teeth present upper | 0-4 | 56.3 (435) | 55.6 (679) |
5-10 | 43.7 (337) | 44.4 (542) | |
Teeth present lower | 0-4 | 56.3 (434) | 55.4 (677) |
5-10 | 43.7 (337) | 44.6 (544) | |
Plaque score | No | 62.6 (483) | 40.1 (490) |
Yes | 37.4 (289) | 59.9 (731) | |
Cleaning mouth | More seldom | 50.4 (389) | 53.8 (657) |
At least daily | 49.6 (383) | 46.2 (564) | |
Breast feeding | No | 42.7 (330) | 39.8 (486) |
Yes | 57.3 (442) | 60.2 (735) | |
Sum score of dietary sugar intake | Low | 36.3 (280) | 54.9 (670) |
High | 63.7 (492) | 45.1 (551) | |
Received inform from Health Worker | No | 77.5 (632) | 80.6 (984) |
Yes | 22.5 (184) | 19.4 (237) | |
Received inform from Radio | No | 40.0 (309) | 33.0 (403) |
Yes | 60.0 (463) | 67.0 (818) | |
Enamel hypoplasia | No | 85.9 (663) | 92.1 (1124) |
Yes | 14.1 (109) | 7.9 (97) | |
Teething symptoms | Less | 48.5 (304) | 47.7 (539) |
More | 51.5 (323) | 52.3 (590) | |
Caries experience | dt = 0 | 82.4 (636) | 96.3 (1176) |
dt > 0 | 17.6 (136) | 3.7 (45) |