Table 6 Univariate analysis between the control variables and the child’s utilization of dental care (n = 1332)
Variables | Utilization of dental care | ||
|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | P-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | |||
Boy | 514 (55.7) | 217 (53.1) | |
Girl | 409 (44.3) | 192 (46.9) | 0.373* |
Single child | |||
Yes | 638 (69.1) | 298 (72.9) | |
No | 285 (30.9) | 111 (27.1) | 0.169* |
Caregivers | |||
Mother | 783 (84.8) | 358 (87.5) | |
Father | 51 (5.5) | 21 (5.2) | |
Grandparent | 89 (9.7) | 30 (7.3) | 0.366* |
Marital status of parents | |||
Cohabiting | 905 (98.0) | 404 (98.8) | |
Not cohabiting | 18 (2.0) | 5 (1.2) | 0.347* |
Mother’s education | |||
≤ high school graduated | 505 (54.7) | 222 (54.3) | |
≥ university graduated | 418 (45.3) | 187 (45.7) | 0.883* |
Mother’s occupation | |||
Unemployed | 180 (19.5) | 68 (16.6) | |
Employee/non-professional | 533 (57.8) | 261 (63.8) | |
Employer/professional | 210 (22.8) | 80 (19.6) | 0.114* |
Father’s education | |||
≤ high school graduated | 470 (50.9) | 207 (50.6) | |
≥ university graduated | 453 (49.1) | 202 (49.4) | 0.917* |
Father’s occupation | |||
Unemployed | 45 (4.8) | 7 (1.7) | |
Employee/non-professional | 584 (63.3) | 262 (64.1) | |
Employer/professional | 294 (31.9) | 140 (34.2) | 0.02* |
Family monthly income (per-capital) | |||
< 2000 RMB | 184 (19.9) | 78 (19.1) | 0.929* |
2000-4999 RMB | 378 (41.0) | 168 (41.1) | |
≥ 5000 RMB | 361 (39.1) | 163 (39.9) | |
Child’s dental insurance | |||
No | 719 (77.9) | 337 (82.4) | |
Yes | 204 (22.1) | 72 (17.6) | 0.062* |
Caregiver’s dental insurance | |||
No | 676 (73.2) | 303 (74.1) | |
Yes | 247 (26.8) | 106 (25.9) | 0.748* |
Caregiver’s utilization of dental care | |||
No | 295 (32.0) | 86 (21.0) | |
Yes | 628 (68.0) | 323 (79.0) | <0.001* |
Mean(SD) | Mean(SD) | ||
Caregiver’s oral health knowledge score | 9.0 (3.8) | 9.3 (4.0) | 0.258** |
Caregiver’s oral health attitude score | 6.2 (1.4) | 6.3 (1.4) | 0.628** |
dmft | 3.0 (4.0) | 5.4 (5.2) | <0.001** |