Table 1 Participants distribution according to demographic, socioeconomic, dental care behaviors, and mother’s dental caries variables in intervention and control groups (n = 436)
From: Effect of oral health promotion interventions on pregnant women dental caries: a field trial
Characteristics | Intervention (n = 236) | Control (n = 200) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Comprehensive (n = 74) | Group discussion (n = 58) | Face to face by PHCPs (n = 52) | Social network (n = 52) | Control (n = 200) | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Demographic variables | |||||
 Maternal age group | |||||
  15–25 | 22 (29.70) | 21 (36.20) | 16 (30.80) | 19 (36.50) | 58 (29.00) |
  25–35 | 45 (60.80) | 29 (50.00) | 31 (59.60) | 27 (51.90) | 112 (56.00) |
  35–44 | 7 (9.50) | 8 (13.80) | 5 (9.60) | 6 (11.50) | 30 (15.00) |
Socioeconomic variables | |||||
 Maternal level of education | |||||
  Less than 12 years | 42 (56.80) | 28 (48.30) | 31 (59.60) | 28 (53.80) | 116 (58.00) |
  12 years | 27 (36.50) | 28 (48.30) | 18 (34.60) | 18 (34.60) | 71 (35.50) |
  More than 12 years | 5 (6.80) | 2 (3.40) | 3 (5.80) | 6 (11.50) | 13 (6.50) |
 Family income | |||||
  Low | 33 (44.60) | 15 (25.90) | 20 (38.50) | 15 (28.80) | 70 (35.00) |
  Middle | 26 (35.10) | 27 (46.60) | 22 (42.30) | 19 (36.50) | 95 (47.50) |
  High | 15 (20.30) | 16 (27.60) | 10 (19.20) | 18 (34.60) | 35 (17.50) |
 Family size | |||||
  3–4 | 50 (67.60) | 40 (69) | 36 (69.20) | 40 (76.90) | 132 (66.00) |
  5–6 | 24 (32.40) | 18 (31) | 16 (30.80) | 12 (23.10) | 68 (34.00) |
Total | 74 (100%) | 58 (100%) | 52 (100%) | 52 (100%) | 200 (100%) |