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Table 1 Frequency distribution of study participants according socio-demographic, behavioral and clinical variables across Kampala (n = 816) and Manyara (n = 1221)

From: Prevalence and socio-behavioral influence of early childhood caries, ECC, and feeding habits among 6 – 36 months old children in Uganda and Tanzania

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)