Application of the integrated behavioral model to identify the predictors of toothbrushing practices among primary school children at Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia

Table 6 Factors affecting toothbrushing practices of Bahir Dar city primary school students, Ethiopia, April 2021

Variables		Tooth brushing practice		COR	AOR	P value	95% CI
Variables		Yes	No	COR	AOR	P value	Lower	Upper
Age				1.1	1.0	0.872	0.752	1.274
Child’s sex	Male	93	162	RC	RC	RC	RC	RC
Child’s sex	Female	180	166	1.9	3.23	0.003*	1.481	7.022
Fathers’ education	unable to read and write	11	33	RC	RC	RC	RC	RC
	Able to read and write	57	102	1.7	1.1	0.929	0.094	13.292
	Elementary school	32	34	2.8	.9	0.946	0.057	14.446
	secondary school and above	173	159	3.3	.9	0.979	0.085	11.029
Mothers’ education	unable to read and write	27	78	RC	RC	RC	RC	RC
	Able to read and write	59	112	1.5	2.7	0.124	0.766	9.143
	Elementary school	13	41	0.9	1.3	0.797	0.207	7.784
	secondary school and above	174	97	5.2	4.6	0.024*	1.218	17.446
Experience in tooth brushing	No	20	218	0.03	0.04	0.000**	0.018	.101
Experience in tooth brushing	Yes	253	110	RC	RC	RC	RC	RC
Knowledge				1.7	1.3	0.004*	1.09	1.607
Behavioral intention				2.02	2.01	0.000**	1.74	2.32
Experiential attitude				1.4	1.09	0.024*	1.01	1.17
Instrumental attitude				1.04	1.02	0.000**	1.01	1.03
Injunctive norm				1.04	1.01	0.052	0.99	1.02
Descriptive norm				1.3	1.07	0.038*	1.004	1.144
Perceived control				1.03	1.007	0.094	0.998	1.015
Self-efficacy				1.3	1.056	0.067	0.996	1.120

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