Table 3 Distribution of Oral Health Literacy (OHL; REALD-30) scores by child oral health-related behaviors among the participating caregiver-child dyads (n = 102)
n* | % | OHL (REALD-30) | ANOVA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Median (range) | F value; (df1, df2), p | |||
Did you ever get frustrated trying to clean your child’s teeth? | 3.2; (3, 98); p = 0.03† | ||||
Every time | 11 | 11 | 16.5(7.4) | 18(4-27) | |
Sometimes | 32 | 31 | 22.8(5.9) | 23.5(10-30) | |
Hardly ever | 9 | 9 | 23.6(4.3) | 25(13-28) | |
Never | 50 | 49 | 19.8(7.5) | 22(1-30) | |
Did you ever decide not to clean his/her teeth because it would be frustrating? | 4.7; (1, 100); p = 0.03† | ||||
Yes | 24 | 24 | 18.0(7.6) | 18(2-30) | |
No | 78 | 76 | 21.5(6.7) | 23(1-30) | |
‡ How often did you help your child clean/brush their gums/teeth? | 0.5; (3, 98); p = 0.7 | ||||
At least 2 times/day | 48 | 47 | 19.9(7.7) | 21.5(2-30) | |
Once a day | 23 | 23 | 21.0(6.5) | 23(1-28) | |
Less than once a day | 23 | 23 | 21.0(6.5) | 23(1-28) | |
Does not need help | 8 | 8 | 23.0(5.1) | 23(15-30) | |
If your child brushed their own teeth by themselves, how often did they brush? | 0.6; (3, 98); p = 0.6 | ||||
At least 2 times/day | 33 | 32 | 21.1(6.8) | 22(4-30) | |
Once a day | 20 | 20 | 20.4(7.9) | 21.5(2-30) | |
Less than once a day | 15 | 15 | 22.5(4.8) | 22(14-30) | |
Does not brush on his/her own | 34 | 33 | 19.7(7.6) | 22.5(1-29) | |
How many times a week did your child go to bed with a bottle or sippy cup? | 3.1; (3, 97); p = 0.03† | ||||
Every night | 13 | 13 | 20.9(5.1) | 21(24-29) | |
Less than every night | 11 | 11 | 21.2(6.4) | 23(7-30) | |
Used to, but stopped | 26 | 25 | 17.3(8.2) | 19.5(1-29) | |
Never goes to bed with a bottle | 51 | 50 | 22.3(6.5) | 24(4-30) | |
How often did your child use a sippy cup? | 0.7; (2, 99); p = 0.5 | ||||
At least 2 times/day | 43 | 42 | 21.6(5.6) | 22(7-30) | |
Once a day or less frequently | 9 | 9 | 20.9(7.1) | 23(12-30) | |
Does not use a sippy cup | 50 | 49 | 19.9(8.1) | 22(1-30) | |
‡ Was your child fed with a bottle? | 8.7; (1, 99); p = 0.004† | ||||
Yes | 89 | 87 | 20.0(7.1) | 22(1-30) | |
No | 12 | 12 | 26.2(3.5) | 26.5(20-30) | |
How many months was your child fed using a bottle? | |||||
0-6 months | 16 | 17 | 21.9(7.3) | 25.5(4-30) | 2.1; (3, 91); p = 0.1† |
7-12 months | 47 | 49 | 18.7(7.7) | 21(1-30) | |
13-18 months | 16 | 17 | 23.3(3.3) | 24(17-29) | |
19+ months | 16 | 17 | 20.6(6.4) | 22.5(4-30) | |
What did you use to clean your child’s teeth? | n/a¶ | ||||
Toothbrush only | 60 | 59 | 19.8(7.1) | 21(1-30) | |
‡Fluoridated toothpaste | 76 | 75 | 20.7(7.5) | 23(1-30) | |