Table 5 Association between parenting practices and plaque index
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 (− 0.005, 0.03) | – | 0.01 (− 0.009, 0.03) |
Positive parenting | – | − 0.01 (− 0.04, 0.01) | – | − 0.03 (− 0.05, 0.003) | |
Inconsistent discipline | – | − 0.007 (− 0.02, 0.01) | – | − 0.02 (− 0.04, 0.006) | |
Poor monitoring | – | − 0.008 (− 0.03, 0.01) | – | 0.005 (− 0.03, 0.04) | |
Corporal punishment | – | − 0.005 (− 0.02, 0.009) | – | − 0.008 (− 0.03, 0.01) | |
Father’s parenting practices | Involvement | – | – | 0.007 (− 0.01, 0.02) | 0.002 (− 0.02, 0.02) |
Positive parenting | – | – | 0.007 (− 0.01, 0.02) | 0.01 (− 0.007, 0.03) | |
Inconsistent discipline | – | – | 0.002 (− 0.02, 0.02) | 0.01 (− 0.009, 0.03) | |
Poor monitoring | – | – | − 0.004 (− 0.03, 0.02) | − 0.02 (− 0.06, 0.03) | |
Corporal punishment | – | – | − 0.0003 (− 0.02, 0.02) | 0.005 (− 0.01, 0.02) | |
Brushing frequency | Less than once daily | 0.05 (− 0.10, 0.20) | – | – | – |
Once or more daily | reference | – | – | – | |
Dental visits per year | At least once | 0.006 (− 0.10, 0.12) | – | – | – |
Less than once or never | reference | – | – | – | |
Sugar consumption | Less than once daily | −0.10 (− 0.23, 0.03) | – | – | – |
At least once daily | reference | – | – | – | |
Adjusted R2 | 0.059 | 0.058 | 0.055 | 0.061 | |