Table 1 Frequency distribution of oral- health-related background variables in age groups 1 and 2
|  | Age group 1 (3–7 years) | Age group 2 (8–12 years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | CHD cases | Controls | p- value | CHD cases | Controls | p- value |
Caregiver’s perceptions about their child’s dental conditions | ||||||
 Perception of oral Health | ||||||
  Good | 35 (57.4%) | 76 (76%) | 0.027* | 31 (63.3%) | 47 (59.9%) | ns |
  Moderate | 9 (14.8%) | 5 (5%) | 7 (14.3%) | 7 (8.9%) | ||
  Bad | 17 (27.9%) | 19 (19%) | 11 (22.4%) | 25 (31.6%) | ||
 Perception of appearance | ||||||
  Satisfied | 46 (75.4%) | 77 (77%) | ns | 31 (63.3%) | 51 (64.6%) | ns |
  Neutral | 6 (9.8%) | 3 (3%) | 5 (10.2%) | 6 (7.6%) | ||
  Unsatisfied | 9 (14.8%) | 20 (20%) | 13 (26.5%) | 22 (27.8%) | ||
Caregiver’s awareness (caregiver’s caries knowledge) | ||||||
 Good knowledge | 52 (85.2%) | 97 (97%) | 0.010* | 45 (93.8%) | 75 (100%) | 0.001** |
Oral hygiene practices | ||||||
 Brushing | ||||||
  Frequent | 46 (74.2%) | 93 (93%) | 0.002** | 42 (85.7%) | 78 (98.7%) | 0.003** |
 Fluoride | ||||||
  Frequent | 27 (43.5%) | 72 (72%) | 0.001** | 27 (55.1%) | 61 (77.2%) | 0.011* |
 Caregiver’s brushing | ||||||
  Frequent | 62 (100%) | 100 (100%) | ns | 49 (100%) | 76 (97.4%) | ns |
Utilisation of dental services | ||||||
 Child’s dental services utilisation | ||||||
  Yes | 5 (8.1%) | 11 (11%) | ns | 19 (38.8%) | 28 (34.6%) | ns |
 Dentist availability | ||||||
  Yes | 41 (66.1%) | 89 (89%) | 0.001** | 32 (65.3%) | 62 (81.6%) | 0.040* |
 Caregiver’s dental services utilisation | ||||||
  Yes | 20 (32.3%) | 37 (37%) | ns | 14 (28.6%) | 46 (59.0%) | 0.001** |