Table 1 Children’s demographic background, clinical characteristics, oral health–related behaviors, perception and self-efficacy
From: Comparison of two caries prevention programs among Thai kindergarten: a randomized controlled trial
Group | LRB | HRB | HRI | p valuea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Demographic background | ||||
Child’s sex: boy | 19 (67.9%) | 23 (48.9%) | 25 (54.3%) | 0.276 |
Caregiver age (years): Mean (SD) | 36.5 (8.3) | 36.3 (8.5) | 37.5 (10.3) | 0.699b |
Relationship to child | 0.066 | |||
Father or mother | 17 (81.0%) | 39 (92.9%) | 31 (73.8%) | |
Grandparents/Relatives | 4 (19.0%) | 3 (7.1%) | 11 (26.2%) | |
Education level | 0.931 | |||
Primary school or less | 5 (26.3%) | 10 (25.6%) | 12 (29.3%) | |
High school or more | 14 (73.7%) | 29 (74.4%) | 29 (70.7%) | |
Occupation level (mother or father) | 0.159 | |||
More stable occupation | 0 (0%) | 4 (9.5%) | 1 (2.4%) | |
Less stable occupation | 21 (100%) | 38 (90.5%) | 41 (97.6%) | |
Monthly family income in Baht ($) | 0.554 | |||
Below 10,000 ($318.82) | 5 (27.8%) | 12 (29.3%) | 6 (14.6%) | |
10,001–30,000 ($318.82–956.48) | 10 (55.6%) | 20 (48.8%) | 25 (61.0%) | |
Above 30,000 ($956.48) | 3 (16.7%) | 9 (22.0%) | 10 (24.4%) | |
Prior experience with children: yes | 19 (95.0%) | 37 (92.5%) | 38 (92.7%) | 0.930 |
Clinical characteristics Mean (SD) | ||||
dmft score | 0.79 (3.39) | 7.30 (4.63) | 7.00 (4.51) | < 0.001b |
dmfs score | 1.96 (8.86) | 16.49 (14.80) | 16.26 (16.03) | < 0.001b |
VPI score | 0.99 (0.74) | 1.31 (0.81) | 0.96 (0.55) | 0.063b |
Oral health behaviors | ||||
Brushing at first tooth eruption | 0.188 | |||
Yes | 8 (38.1%) | 26 (61.9%) | 21 (50.0%) | |
No | 13 (61.9%) | 16 (38.1%) | 21 (50.0%) | |
Frequency of brushing | 0.169 | |||
2 time or less / week | 3 (14.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (7.3%) | |
3–5 times /week | 1 (4.8%) | 6 (14.3%) | 5 (12.2%) | |
5 times or more /week | 17 (81.0%) | 36 (85.7%) | 33 (80.5%) | |
Frequency of snacking between meals | 0.241 | |||
Never or 1 time / day | 9 (42.9%) | 14 (34.1%) | 15 (35.7%) | |
2 times /day | 6 (28.6%) | 11 (26.8%) | 19 (45.2%) | |
3 times or more /day | 6 (28.6%) | 16 (39.0%) | 8 (19.0%) | |
Perception related to dental caries (Mean (SD)) | ||||
Perceived susceptibility | 18.4 (7.3) | 18.0 (6.8) | 17.0 (5.5) | 0.641b |
Perceived severity | 24.3 (3.1) | 24.2 (3.6) | 23.9 (4.9) | 0.904b |
Perceived benefits | 21.2 (2.2) | 21.9 (2.3) | 21.0 (4.2) | 0.504b |
Perceived barriers | 11.5 (3.9) | 12.5 (3.3) | 12.3 (4.4) | 0.648b |
Tooth brushing self-efficacy (Mean (SD)) | 7.8 (1.4) | 7.7 (1.6) | 7.9 (1.6) | 0.816b |