Table 3 Comparisons of oral health-related variables between various experiences of parental migration (N = 1085)
Variables | Parental migration | Types of migration | Duration of migration | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-LBC N (%) | LBC N (%) | Father-only N (%) | Mother-only N (%) | Both parent N (%) | ≤ 6 months N (%) | < 6 months N (%) | |
424 | 661 | 213 | 89 | 359 | 369 | 292 | |
Gender | |||||||
Boy | 218 (51.4) | 318 (48.1) | 91 (42.7) | 46 (51.7) | 181 (50.4) | 169 (45.8) | 149 (51.0) |
Girl | 206 (48.6) | 343 (51.9) | 122 (57.3) | 43 (48.3) | 178 (49.6) | 200 (54.2) | 143 (49.0) |
Age (years old) | |||||||
8–9 | 137 (32.3) | 256 (38.7) | 80 (30.8) | 36 (40.4) | 140 (39.0) | 136 (36.9) | 120 (41.1) |
10 | 101 (23.8) | 157 (23.8) | 101 (38.7) | 22 (24.7) | 82 (22.8) | 84 (22.8) | 73 (25.0) |
11–12 | 186 (43.9) | 248 (37.5) | 80 (30.8) | 31 (34.8) | 137 (38.2) | 149 (40.4) | 99 (33.9) |
Frequency sugary snack intake | |||||||
< once/day | 288 (67.9) | 462 (69.9) | 154 (72.3) | 62 (69.7) | 246 (68.5) | 258 (69.9) | 204 (69.9) |
≥ once/day | 136 (32.1) | 199 (30.1) | 59 (27.7) | 27 (30.3) | 113 (31.5) | 111 (30.1) | 88 (30.1) |
Frequency of sugary beverages intake | |||||||
< once/day | 299 (70.5) | 490 (74.1) | 159 (56.0) | 65 (54.6) | 266 (74.1) | 280 (75.9) | 210 (71.9) |
≥ once/day | 125 (29.5) | 171 (25.9) | 125 (44.0) | 54 (45.4) | 93 (25.9) | 89 (24.1) | 82 (28.1) |
Frequency of drink with added sugar intake | |||||||
< once/day | 332 (78.3) | 513 (77.6) | 152 (71.4) | 73 (82.0) | 288 (80.2) | 283 (76.7) | 230 (78.8) |
≥ once/day | 92 (21.7) | 148 (22.4) | 61 (28.6) | 16 (18.0) | 71 (19.8) | 86 (23.3) | 62 (21.2) |
Tooth brushing frequency | |||||||
Not every day | 33 (7.8) | 72 (10.9) | 23 (10.8) | 10 (11.2) | 39 (10.9) | 41 (11.0) | 31(10.6) |
Once/day | 259 (61.1) | 399 (60.4) | 115 (54.0) | 59 (66.3) | 225 (62.7) | 216 (58.5) | 183 (62.7) |
≥ twice/day | 132 (31.1) | 190 (28.7) | 75 (35.2) | 20 (22.5) | 95 (26.5) | 112 (30.4) | 78 (26.7) |