Immigrant-native differences in caries-related knowledge, attitude, and oral health behaviors: a cross-sectional study in Taiwan

Chen, Chih-Chang; Chiou, Shang-Jyh; Ting, Chun-Chan; Lin, Ying-Chun; Hsu, Chih-Cheng; Chen, Fu-Li; Lee, Chien-Hung; Chen, Ted; Chang, Chin-Shun; Lin, Ya-Ying; Huang, Hsiao-Ling

doi:10.1186/1472-6831-14-3

Table 3 Distribution of oral health behaviors among immigrant and native mothers and their children

From: Immigrant-native differences in caries-related knowledge, attitude, and oral health behaviors: a cross-sectional study in Taiwan

Items	Immigrant		Native		*p-value*
Items	N	%	N	%	*p-value*
Maternal oral health behaviors
*Cleaning teeth*
How many times do you brush your teeth every day?					0.964
Once	10	6.80	27	6.18
Twice	105	71.43	314	71.85
Three times or more	32	21.77	96	21.97
How many minutes do you spend brushing your teeth?					0.061
One minute	35	24.31	84	19.22
Two minutes	53	36.81	210	48.05
Three minutes or more	56	38.89	143	32.72
How long do you replace your tooth brush?					<0.001
Within three months	99	68.28	325	74.54
More than three months	19	13.10	85	19.50
When it broke	27	18.62	26	5.96
Do you use dental floss?					<0.001
Yes	54	37.24	327	74.49
No	91	62.76	112	25.51
Do you use fluoride toothpastes?					<0.001
Yes	35	24.31	276	62.73
No	36	25.00	131	29.77
Uncertain	73	50.69	33	7.50
*Diet habit*
How many times per week do you consume sweeten beverages?					0.015
Once	79	54.86	180	41.10
Twice	20	13.89	74	16.89
Three times or more	45	31.25	184	42.01
How many times per week do you consume sweets?					<0.001
Once	95	65.97	200	45.98
Twice	17	11.81	95	21.84
Three times or more	32	22.22	140	32.18
*Dental visit*
Do you regularly visit a dentist?					0.010
Yes, every six months	20	13.51	103	23.41
No	128	86.49	337	76.59
Have you visited the dentist in the past two years?					<0.001
Yes	105	71.92	388	89.20
No	41	28.08	435	10.80
Maternal behaviors toward oral health of their children
*Cleaning teeth of children*
How old was your child the first time you assisted him/her in brushing his/her teeth?					<0.001
Before aged one year	55	37.67	271	61.73
Aged one to two years	58	39.73	87	19.82
After aged two years	33	22.60	81	18.45
How often do you replace your child’s toothbrush?					<0.001
Within three months	94	64.38	324	73.97
More than three months	22	15.07	95	21.69
When it broke	30	20.55	19	4.34
Do you use a feeding bottle before your child goes to sleep?					0.150
Yes	46	31.51	111	25.40
No	100	68.49	326	74.60
Do you direct your child to brush his/her teeth?					0.739
Yes	145	97.97	427	97.49
No	3	2.03	11	2.51
How many minutes does your child spend brushing his/her teeth?					<0.001
One minute	53	40.15	189	47.13
Two minutes	39	29.55	165	41.15
Three minutes or more	40	30.30	47	11.72
*Diet habit of children*
How many times per week do your children consume sweets?					0.013
Once	41	27.89	77	17.78
Twice	26	17.69	112	25.87
Three times or more	80	54.42	244	56.35
How many times per week do your children consume sweeten beverages?					0.054
Once	62	42.76	145	33.03
Twice	30	20.69	128	29.16
Three times or more	53	36.55	166	37.81
*Dental visit of children*
Do you regularly take your child to the dentist?					<0.001
Yes, every six months	80	53.69	379	86.53
No	69	46.31	59	13.74
Have you taken your child to the dentist in the past two years?					<0.001
Yes	104	71.72	378	86.50
No	41	28.28	59	13.50

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