Psychosocial, education, economic factors, decision-making ability, and caries status of mothers of children younger than 6 years in suburban Nigeria

Table 2 Bivariate association between the characteristics of mothers of children 71-months-old and younger in Ile-Ife, Nigeria and their prevalence of caries (N = 1549)

Variables	Caries status				P value
	Absent (N = 1498)		Present (N = 51)
	N	%	N	%
Age
≤ 24 years	125	96.9	4	3.1	0.113
25–34 years	887	96.5	32	3.5
35–44 years	448	97.6	11	2.4
≥ 45 years	38	90.5	4	9.5
Education status
None	21	91.3	2	8.7	0.090
Primary only	109	94.8	6	5.2
Secondary only	943	96.5	34	3.5
Above secondary	425	97.9	9	2.1
Income status
< N18,000 per month	405	96.0	17	4.0	0.494
N18,000 – N30,000 per month	648	97.4	17	2.6
N30,001 – N60,000 per month	401	96.2	16	3.8
> N60,000 per month	44	97.8	1	2.2
Decision-making status
Someone else decides on access to health care
No	1119	96.9	36	3.1	0.322
Yes	378	95.9	16	4.1	0.322
Someone else decides on household purchases
No	1188	96.8	39	3.2	0.400
Yes	310	96.3	12	3.7	0.400
Someone else decides on visits to family/relatives
No	1175	96.8	39	3.2	0.496
Yes	323	96.4	12	3.6	0.496
Decision-taking status
Can make the three decisions	1031	96.8	34	3.2	0.457
Can make one of three decisions	166	97.7	4	2.4
Can make two of three decisions	57	93.4	4	6.6
Can’t make any decision	244	96.4	9	3.6
General anxiety
Normal	1200	96.9	38	3.1	0.416
Mild	234	96.3	9	3.7
oderate to severe	64	94.1	4	5.9
Dental anxiety
Low	1354	96.7	46	3.3	0.964
High	144	96.6	5	3.4	0.964
Parenting stress
Normal	1150	97.1	34	2.9	0.198
Borderline	35	97.2	1	2.8
High	313	95.1	16	4.9
Fatalism
Low	640	95.2	32	4.8	0.005
High	858	97.8	19	2.2	0.005
Social support
Low	28	93.3	2	6.7	0.202
Moderate	1227	97.1	37	2.9
High	243	95.3	12	4.7
Depressive symptoms
Normal	1135	96.6	40	3.4	0.908
Mild-moderate	201	97.1	6	2.9
Major	162	97.0	5	3.0
Executive dysfunction
Low	841	97.1	25	2.9	0.314
High	657	96.2	26	3.8	0.314
Sense of coherence
Low	689	96.2	27	3.8	0.328
High	809	97.1	24	2.9	0.328

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