Table 3 Distribution of ECC by socio-demographic and behavioral factors, Manyara (n = 1221) and Kampala (n = 816)

Age of child

6-12 month

0.8 (3)

1

0.2 (0.05 – 0.78)

13-24 months

2.4 (14)

0.4 (0.06 - 2.95)

0.3 (0.19 – 0.55)

25-36 months

11.8 (28)**

1.2 (0.15 – 8.92)

1

Teeth present upper jaw

0-4

0.4 (2)

1

0.2 (0.06 – 0.42)

5-10

5.6 (43)**

8.9 (1.52 -52.47)

1

Plaque score

No

1.0 (5)

1

1.9 (0.98 – 3.49)

Yes

5.5 (40) **

1.2 (0.35 – 3.77)

1

Current breastfeeding

No

7.4 (36)

1

1.0 (0.51 – 1.79)

Yes

1.2 (9) **

0.8 (0.30 – 2.17)

1

Enamel hypoplasia

No

3.2 (36)

1

0.7 (0.41 – 1.16)

Yes

9.3 (9)**

1.6 (0.72 – 3.61)

1

Sum score of dietary sugar intake

Low

2.2 (15)

1

0.6 (0.37 – 0.88)

High

5.4 (30) **

1.8 (1.00 – 3.49)

1

Received information from health care worker

No

4.3 (42)

1

2.2 (1.11 – 4.38)

Yes

1.3 (3)*

0.3 (0.09 – 0.93)

1

Kampala

Age of child

6-12 month

1.9 (7)

1

0.3 (0.09 – 1.22)

13-24 months

12.8 (31)

1.4 (0.39 - 4.69)

0.5 (0.29 – 0.78)

25-36 months

54.2 (110)**

5.2 (1.31 – 21.01)

1

Teeth present upper jaw

0-4

1.1 (4)

1

0.4 (0.09 – 1.68)

5-10

31.4 (144)**

2.7 (0.62 – 12.09)

1

Teeth present lower jaw

0-4

1.9 (7)

1

0.5 (0.11 – 2.13)

5-10

32.1 (141)**

2.2 (0.47 – 10.36)

1

Caretakers age

> 24 years

14.7 (65)

1

0.8 (0.60 – 1.19)

25 yrs and above

22.3 (83)**

1.3 (0.83 – 2.12)

1

Plaque score

No

5.2 (25)

1

0.5 (0.29 – 0.78)

Yes

38.4 (111) **

2.8 (1.61 – 4.95)

1

Current breastfeeding

No

33.0 (109)

1

0.9 (0.53 – 1.49)

Yes

6.3 (28) **

1.4 (0.70 – 2.79)

1

Enamel hypoplasia

No

13.3 (88)

1

0.7 (0.48 – 0.98)

Yes

44.0 (48)**

2.3 (1.36 – 3.95)

1

Sum score of dietary sugar intake

Low

3.6 (10)

1

0.5 (0.24 – 0.91)

High

25.6 (126)**

3.0 (1.39 – 6.34)

1