Table 3 Association between parenting practices and DMFT scores of permanent caries experience
From: Parenting practices and oral health status in rural areas in Egypt: a household survey
Factor | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B (95% CI) | B (95% CI) | B (95% CI) | B (95% CI) | ||
Mother’s parenting practices | Involvement | – | 0.01 (− 0.02, 0.05) | – | 0.001 (− 0.04, 0.04) |
Positive parenting | – | − 0.04 (− 0.09, 0.007) | – | − 0.04 (− 0.09, 0.02) | |
Inconsistent discipline | – | 0.007 (− 0.03, 0.04) | – | 0.01 (− 0.03, 0.05) | |
Poor monitoring | – | 0.02 (− 0.02, 0.06) | – | 0.02 (− 0.05, 0.09) | |
Corporal punishment | – | − 0.006 (− 0.03, 0.02) | – | 0.001 (− 0.03, 0.04) | |
Father’s parenting practices | Involvement | – | – | 0.03 (− 0.004, 0.06) | 0.03 (− 0.009, 0.07) |
Positive parenting | – | – | − 0.02 (− 0.05, 0.02) | − 0.008 (− 0.05, 0.03) | |
Inconsistent discipline | – | – | − 0.005 (− 0.04, 0.03) | − 0.008 (− 0.05, 0.03) | |
Poor monitoring | – | – | 0.03 (− 0.02, 0.08) | 0.003 (− 0.09, 0.09) | |
Corporal punishment | – | – | − 0.009 (− 0.04, 0.02) | − 0.01 (− 0.05, 0.03) | |
Toothbrushing frequency | Less than once daily | −0.28 (− 0.56, − 0.009) | – | – | – |
Once or more daily | reference | – | – | – | |
Dental visits per year | At least once | −0.31 (− 0.52, − 0.11) | – | – | – |
Less than once or never | reference | – | – | – | |
Sugar consumption | Less than once daily | 0.09 (−0.16, 0.34) | – | – | – |
At least once daily | reference | – | – | – | |
Adjusted R2 | 0.197 | 0.173 | 0.174 | 0.168 | |