Table 1 Characteristics and behaviors of the mothers (n = 313) of toddlers visiting two Finnish child health clinics
From: Oral health behaviors and bacterial transmission from mother to child: an explorative study
Characteristics | Categories | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | <25 | 13 |
(Missing, n = 7) | 25 to 29 | 27 |
30 to 34 | 37 | |
35 + | 23 | |
Level of education | Basic | 12 |
(Missing, n = 8) | Vocational | 51 |
Higher | 37 | |
Smoking | No | 80 |
(Missing, n = 1) | Yes | 20 |
Tooth brushing | 2x/day | 68 |
(Missing, n = 2) | <2x/day | 32 |
Kissing the child on the lips | No | 62 |
(Missing, n = 4) | Yes | 38 |
Sharing the spoon with the child | No | 86 |
(Missing, n = 5) | Yes | 14 |
Pacifier cleaned in mother’s mouth | No | 96 |
Yes | 4 | |
Bacterial transmission is possible | No | 11 |
(Missing, n = 21) | Yes | 89 |