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Table 1 Characteristics of participants per focus group interview

From: Establishing oral health promoting behaviours in children – parents’ views on barriers, facilitators and professional support: a qualitative study

Variables

 

D-HSES-1

D-LSES-1

D-HSES-2

D-LSES-2

Ta

M

Total

  

(n = 10)

(n = 8)

(n = 4)

(n = 5)

(n = 6)

(n = 6)

(n = 39)

 

n

n

n

n

n

n

n (%)

Sex of the child

       
 

Girl

7

2

1

4

2

2

18 (47.4)

 

Boy

3

6

3

1

3

4

20 (52.6)

Dental health status of the child

 

Dmft = 0

5

4

3

3

2

1

18 (47.4)

 

Dmft ≥ 1 < 4

4

3

-

1

2

3

13 (34.2)

 

Dmft > 4

1

1

1

1

1

2

7 (18.4)

Participating parent

 

Mother

9

8

4

5

2

3

31 (79.5)

 

Father

1

-

-

-

4

3

8 (20.5)

Education level of the mother

 

University

3

-

-

-

-

-

3 (7.9)

 

Further education (higher level)

4

-

4

-

-

-

8 (21.1)

 

Secondary school (higher level)

3

-

-

-

-

-

3 (7.9)

 

Further education (lower level)

-

7

-

3

-

1

11 (28.9)

 

Secondary school (lower level)

-

1

-

2

3

1

7 (18.4)

 

Elementary school

-

-

-

-

2

2

4 (10.5)

 

No education

-

-

-

-

-

2

2 (5.3)

Relationship status of the parent

 

With partner

10

6

4

4

3

5

32 (84.2)

 

Single

-

2

-

1

2

1

6 (15.8)

Number of siblings per household

 

0 – 1 sibling(s)

8

6

1

3

2

2

22 (57.9)

 

≥2 siblings

2

2

3

2

4

3

16 (42.1)

  1. D-HSES-1 and D-HSES-2 focus group interviews with Dutch parents of high SES, D-LSES-1 and D-LSES-2 focus group interviews with Dutch parents of low SES, T focus group interview with Turkish parents, M focus group interview with Moroccan parents
  2. aFor one child, both the father and mother participated in the focus group session