Table 4 Association between parenting practices and dft scores of primary 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 | – | 0.007 (− 0.07, 0.09) | – | 0.03 (− 0.06, 0.12) |
Positive parenting | – | − 0.06 (− 0.17, 0.05) | – | − 0.05 (− 0.18, 0.08) | |
Inconsistent discipline | – | − 0.04 (− 0.12, 0.04) | – | − 0.007 (− 0.10, 0.09) | |
Poor monitoring | – | − 0.01 (− 0.10, 0.08) | – | − 0.06 (− 0.24, 0.11) | |
Corporal punishment | – | 0.04 (− 0.03, 0.10) | – | 0.05 (− 0.04, 0.13) | |
Father’s parenting practices | Involvement | – | – | − 0.03 (− 0.11, 0.05) | −0.05 (− 0.13, 0.04) |
Positive parenting | – | – | −0.007 (− 0.09, 0.07) | 0.01 (− 0.08, 0.10) | |
Inconsistent discipline | – | – | − 0.05 (− 0.12, 0.03) | −0.05 (− 0.13, 0.04) | |
Poor monitoring | – | – | 0.003 (−0.11, 0.11) | 0.06 (− 0.15, 0.27) | |
Corporal punishment | – | – | 0.02 (−0.05, 0.09) | −0.01 (− 0.10, 0.07) | |
Toothbrushing frequency | Less than once daily | −0.05 (− 1.11, 0.17) | – | – | – |
Once or more daily | reference | – | – | – | |
Dental visits per year | At least once | −0.64 (− 1.13, − 0.16) | – | – | – |
Less than once or never | reference | – | – | – | |
Sugar consumption | Less than once daily | −0.58 (− 1.16, − 0.004) | – | – | – |
At least once daily | reference | – | – | – | |
Adjusted R2 | 0.421 | 0.403 | 0.404 | 0.400 | |