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Table 2 Factors associated with using Google, SM, and Google and SM combined for OHI versus not using the internet for OHI by adolescents in Jakarta, Indonesia

From: The use of internet platforms for oral health information and associated factors among adolescents from Jakarta: a cross sectional study

 

OR (95% CI)

Google

SM

Google and SM combined

Brushes twice daily

2.10 (0.84, 5.24)

4.12 (1.43, 11.89)*

2.70 (1.03, 7.08)*

Visiting the dentist regularly

0.42 (0.15, 1.17)

0.16 (0.05, 0.60)*

0.42 (0.14, 1.23)

Had dental pain in the last 6 months

0.92 (0.36, 2.33)

1.36 (0.50, 3.69)

1.12 (0.43, 2.96)

Searching for ODs causes

3.69 (1.33, 10.26)*

3.49 (1.18, 10.26)*

6.98 (2.46, 19.79)*

Searching for ODs symptoms

2.26 (0.46, 11.06)

1.58 (0.28, 8.88)

6.07 (1.24, 29.87)*

Searching for ODs treatment

6.17 (2.23, 17.03)*

5.13 (1.75, 15.01)*

9.86 (3.46, 28.06)*

Searching for ODs prevention

2.22 (0.93, 5.32)

1.66 (0.65, 4.25)

4.82 (1.95, 11.89)*

  1. Adjusted for region, gender, age, parents’ education and mother’s job
  2. *Statistically significant at P < 0.05