Table 3 Logistic regression to determine predictors of caries in mothers of children 71-months-old and younger in Ile-Ife, Nigeria [N = 1539]
Variables | Adjusted Odds Ratio | 95% confidence interval | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
≤ 24 years | 1.00 | – | – |
25–34 years | 1.56 | 0.51—4.75 | 0.432 |
35–44 years | 1.04 | 0.30—3.53 | 0.955 |
≥ 45 years | 3.57 | 0.78—16.32 | 0.101 |
Education status | |||
None | 1.00 | – | – |
Primary only | 0.76 | 0.12—4.70 | 0.765 |
Secondary only | 0.48 | 0.09—2.47 | 0.377 |
Above secondary | 0.26 | 0.04—1.56 | 0.140 |
Income status | |||
< N18,000 per month | 1.00 | – | – |
N18,000 – N30,000 per month | 0.72 | 0.34—1.51 | 0.386 |
N30,001 – N60,000 per month | 1.05 | 0.46—2.37 | 0.911 |
> N60,000 per month | 0.65 | 0.08—5.53 | 0.694 |
Decision-making status | |||
Someone else decides on access to health care | |||
No | 1.00 | – | – |
Yes | 1.62 | 0.50—5.25 | 0.421 |
Someone else decides on household purchases | |||
No | 1.00 | – | – |
Yes | 0.99 | 0.28—3.46 | 0.982 |
Someone else decides on visits to family/relatives | |||
No | 1.00 | – | – |
Yes | 0.95 | 0.32—2.87 | 0.928 |
Decision-taking status | |||
Can make the three decisions | 1.00 | – | – |
Can make one of three decisions | 0.49 | 0.14—1.68 | 0.257 |
Can make two of three decisions | 2.06 | 0.62—6.82 | 0.239 |
Can’t make any decisiona | – | – | – |
General anxiety | |||
Normal | 1.00 | – | – |
Mild | 0.49 | 0.14—1.68 | 0.257 |
Moderate to severe | 2.51 | 0.77—8.12 | 0.126 |
Dental anxiety | |||
Low | 1.00 | – | – |
High | 0.88 | 0.32—2.39 | 0.802 |
Parenting stress | |||
Normal | 1.00 | – | – |
Borderline | 1.08 | 0.13—8.63 | 0.944 |
High | 2.26 | 1.04—4.89 | 0.039 |
Fatalism | |||
Low | 1.00 | – | – |
High | 0.40 | 0.21—0.75 | 0.004 |
Social support | |||
Low | 1.00 | – | – |
Moderate | 0.67 | 0.13—3.41 | 0.634 |
High | 1.47 | 0.26—8.44 | 0.666 |
Depressive symptoms | |||
Normal | 1.00 | – | – |
Mild-moderate | 0.62 | 0.23—1.69 | 0.347 |
Major | 0.53 | 0.17—1.62 | 0.264 |
Executive dysfunction | |||
Low | 1.00 | – | – |
High | 1.32 | 0.70—2.48 | 0.387 |
Sense of coherence | |||
Low | 1.00 | – | – |
High | 0.59 | 0.28—1.23 | 0.158 |