Table 2 Distribution of A-ECOHIS responses in the two study samples
From: Validation of the Arabic Version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS)
|  | Community-based sample (n = 422) | Clinic-based sample (n = 246) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Never/hardly ever n (%) | Occasionally, Often, Very often n (%) | Don’t know n (%) | Never/hardly ever n (%) | Occasionally, Often, Very often n (%) | Don’t know n (%) | |
I] Child impact section | ||||||
  i) Symptoms | ||||||
  Q1 Pain | 274 (64.9) | 147 (34.8) | 1 (0.2) | 86 (35.0) | 160 (65.0) | 0 |
  ii) Function |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |
  Q2 Difficulty drinking hot or cold beverages | 337 (80.2) | 83 (19.8) | 0 | 132 (53.7) | 114 (46.3) | 0 |
  Q3 Difficulty eating | 319 (76.1) | 100 (23.9) | 0 | 105 (43.2) | 138 (56.8) |  |
  Q4 Pronunciation difficulty | 351 (84.2) | 66 (15.8) | 0 | 193 (78.8) | 50 (20.4) | 2 (0.8) |
  Q5 Missed school or daycare | 346 (82.4) | 74 (17.6) | 0 | 195 (79.9) | 44 (18.0) | 5 (2.1) |
  iii) Psychology | ||||||
  Q6 Trouble sleeping | 368 (88.5) | 48 (11.5) | 0 | 178 (73.3) | 65 (26.8) | 0 |
  Q7 Irritability or frustration | 317 (75.3) | 103 (24.5) | 1 (0.2) | 172 (70.2) | 73 (29.8) | 0 |
  iv) Self-image and social interaction | ||||||
  Q8 Avoid smiling or laughing | 378 (90.2) | 41 (9.8) | 0 | 199 (81.6) | 43 (17.6) | 2 (0.8) |
  Q9 Avoid talking | 367 (89.5) | 42 (10.2) | 1 (0.2) | 205 (84.0) | 37 (15.2) | 2 (0.8) |
II] Family impact section | ||||||
  i) Parental distress | ||||||
  Q10 Been upset | 286 (69.4) | 126 (30.6) | 0 | 85 (34.8) | 159 (65.2) | 0 |
  Q11 Felt guilty about child’s oral health | 329 (79.9) | 83 (20.2) | 0 | 116 (47.4) | 129 (52.7) | 0 |
  ii) Family function | ||||||
  Q12 Taken time off work | 351 (87.3) | 51 (12.7) | 0 | 154 (63.4) | 89 (36.6) | 0 |
  Q13 Financial impact | 345 (86.5) | 54 (13.5) | 0 | 165 (67.1) | 81 (32.9) | 0 |