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Table 3 Logistic regression analysis to determine psychosocial factors associated with poor oral hygiene in children 6–16-years-old resident in Ile-Ife, Nigeria (N = 1001)

From: Association between adverse childhood experiences, bullying, self-esteem, resilience, social support, caries and oral hygiene in children and adolescents in sub-urban Nigeria

Variables

Odds ratio

(95% Confidence interval)

P value

Adjusted odds ratio

(95% Confidence interval)

P value

Sex

 Female

1.00

–

1.00

–

 Male

1.58 (1–2.49)

0.05

1.78 (1.1–2.88)

0.02

Age category

 6–11 years

1.00

–

1.00

–

 12–16 years

0.22 (0.14–0.36)

< 0.001

0.21 (0.12–0.35)

< 0.001

Socio-economic status

 Low

1.00

–

1.00

–

 Middle

0.83 (0.52–1.31)

0.42

1.04 (0.60–1.81)

0.89

 High

1.57 (0.87–2.85)

0.13

1.21 (0.58–2.53)

0.61

Adverse childhood events

1.02 (0.90–1.15)

0.75

0.96 (0.83–1.10)

0.55

Bully victimization

0.97 (0.91–1.03)

0.29

0.98 (0.91–1.04)

0.47

Self-esteem

1.06 (1.00–1.13)

0.06

1.09 (1.01–1.17)

0.03

Resilience

0.98 (0.96–1.01)

0.18

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

0.80

Social support

0.99 (0.98–1.01)

0.35

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

0.55