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Table 2 Bivariate analysis for association between treatment need and socioenvironmental profile

From: Socioeconomic and family influences on dental treatment needs among Brazilian underprivileged schoolchildren participating in a dental health program

 

With curative dental need

Without curative dental need

 

Variable

Categories

Total

N

%

n

%

OR

CI 95%

p

Gender

Male

700

270

38.6

430

61.4

Ref

  

Female

711

274

38.5

437

61.5

1.00

0.8059-1.2373

0.9895

Monthly family income

≤ 1 minimum wage*

385

179

46.5

206

53.3

Ref

  

> 1 minimum wage

942

334

35.5

608

64.5

0.63

0.4970-0.8042

0.0002

Father’s education

≤ 8 years

639

255

40.0

384

60.0

Ref

  

> 8 years

387

124

32.0

263

68.0

0.71

0.5443-0.9262

0.0116

Mother’s education

≤ 8 years

818

337

41.0

481

59.0

Ref

  

> 8 years

533

186

35.0

347

65.0

0.76

0.610-0.959

0.0203

Number of residents in the house

> 4 persons

698

287

41.0

411

59.0

Ref

  

≤ 4 persons

679

244

36.0

435

64.0

0.80

0.646-0.998

0.0484

Home ownership

No

556

236

42.5

320

57.5

Ref

  

Yes

827

298

36.0

529

64.0

0.76

0.613-0.952

0.0164

Government assistance

Yes

393

180

45.9

213

54.1

Ref

  

No

1000

358

35.8

642

64.2

0.66

0.521-0.836

0.0006

Children living with both biological parents

No

511

225

44.0

286

56.0

Ref

  

Yes

859

302

35.1

557

64.9

0.69

0.551-0.862

0.0011

Father’s ocupation

Unemployed

139

61

43.8

78

56.2

Ref

  

Employed

907

323

35.6

584

64.4

0.71

0.493-1.015

0.0604

Mother’s ocupation

Housewife

587

208

35.5

379

64.5

Ref

  

employee

718

290

40.4

428

59.6

1.23

0.985-1.547

0.0669

Schoolchildren’s caregivers outside of school hours

Others

611

258

42.2

353

57.8

Ref

  

Father and/or Mother

755

264

35.0

491

65.0

0.74

0.591-0.916

0.0061

  1. Piracicaba, Brazil, 2011.
  2. *Minimum wage at the time of data collection, approximately US$ 290,00.
  3. OR = Odds Ratio.
  4. CI = Confidence Intervals.
  5. Reference levels of dependent variable: treatment need.