Table 3 Factors associated with dental health problems among special need students in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 443)
Independent variables | Dental health problem | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | ||||
Residence | Gondar | 45 (48.9) | 47 (51.1) | 1 | 1 |
Bahir Dar | 95 (66.0) | 49 (34.0) | 0.49 (0.29, 0.84) | 0.32 (0.15, 0.70)** | |
Debre Markos | 76 (57.1) | 57 (42.9) | 0.72 (0.42, 1.22) | 0.45 (0.22, 0.93)* | |
Dessie | 23 (31.1) | 51 (68.9) | 2.12 (1.12, 4.03) | 0.84 (0.35, 2.04) | |
Grade | 1–4 grade | 139 (58.9) | 97 (41.1) | 1 | 1 |
5–8 grade | 73 (49.0) | 76 (51.0) | 1.49 (0.99, 2.25) | 2.04 (1.14, 3.65)* | |
9–12 grade | 27 (46.5) | 31 (53.5) | 1.64 (0.92, 2.93) | 4.25 (1.91, 9.47)** | |
Religion | Orthodox | 190 (61.5) | 119 (38.5) | 1 | 1 |
Catholic | 27 (42.9) | 36 (57.1) | 2.13 (1.23, 3.69) | 1.34 (0.64, 2.82) | |
Muslim | 17 (27.4) | 45 (72.6) | 4.23 (2.31, 7.73) | 2.38 (1.07, 5.32)* | |
Protestant | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | 1.28 (0.34, 4.85) | 1.30 (0.26, 6.47) | |
Mother educational status | No education | 152 (59.1) | 105 (40.9) | 1 | 1 |
Able to read and write | 49 (43.4) | 64 (56.6) | 1.89 (1.21, 2.96) | 1.61 (0.88, 2.94) | |
Formal education | 29 (55.8) | 23 (44.2) | 1.15 (0.63 2.09) | 0.98 (0.40, 2.42) | |
Father educational status | No education | 114 (57.9) | 83 (42.1) | 1 | 1 |
Able to read and write | 72 (50.7) | 70 (49.3) | 1.34 (0.87, 2.06) | 1.20 (0.70, 2.07) | |
Formal education | 43 (54.4) | 36 (45.6) | 1.15 (0.68,1.94) | 1.01 (0.45, 2.25) | |
Taking sugared foods | Yes | 222 (54.9) | 182 (45.1) | 1 | 1 |
No | 17 (43.6) | 22 (56.4) | 1.58 (0.81, 3.06) | 1.36 (0.60, 3.11) | |
Frequency of tooth brushing | Never | 58 (54.7) | 48 (45.3) | 1 | 1 |
Sometimes | 105 (56.8) | 80 (43.2) | 0.92 (0.57, 1.49) | 0.68 (0.37, 1.26) | |
Once a day | 53 (45.3) | 64 (54.7) | 1.46 (0.86, 2.47) | 1.07 (0.56, 2.07) | |
Twice a day | 23 (65.7) | 12 (34.3) | 0.63 (0.28, 1.40) | 0.50 (0.19, 1.28) | |
Disability types | Visually impaired | 72 (55.4) | 58 (44.6) | 1 | 1 |
Hearing impaired | 69 (46.3) | 80 (53.7) | 1.44 (0.90, 2.31) | 1.65 (0.92, 2.97) | |
Mental impaired | 84 (61.3) | 53 (38.7) | 0.78 (0.48, 1.28) | 2.42 (1.14, 5.11)* | |
Others | 14 (51.8) | 13 (48.2) | 1.15 (0.50, 2.64) | 0.99 (0.35, 2.78) | |
Comorbidity | Yes | 20 (35.1) | 37 (64.9) | 1 | 1 |
No | 219 (56.7) | 167 (43.3) | 0.41 (0.23, 0.74) | 0.66 (0.32, 1.36) | |
Knowledge of risk behaviors for oral health | No | 139 (65.3) | 74 (34.7) | 1 | 1 |
Know at least one | 100 (43.5) | 130 (56.5) | 2.44 (1.66, 3.59) | 2.31 (1.40, 3.80)** | |
Years lived with disability& Mean (SD) | 14.6 (± 4.2) | 13.8 (± 3.8) | 0.95 (0.90, 0.99) | 0.92 (0.87, 0.98)** | |