Table 1 Country-level and individual characteristics of children participating in the study (N = 4751)
Factors | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Country income level | LICs | 592 (12.5) |
LMICs | 1976 (41.6) | |
UMICs | 377 (7.9) | |
HICs | 1806 (38.0) | |
WHO region | EMR | 3678 (77.4) |
AFR | 54 (1.1) | |
WPR | 106 (2.2) | |
EUR | 122 (2.6) | |
SEAR | 592 (12.5) | |
AMR | 199 (4.2) | |
Age | Mean (SD) | 8.5 (4.6) |
Less than 6Â years old | 1610 (33.9) | |
6–12 years old | 2103 (44.3) | |
13Â years and older | 1038 (21.8) | |
Child’s sex | Male | 2484 (52.3) |
Female | 2267 (47.7) | |
Visited the dentist in the last year | Yes | 1722 (36.2) |
No | 3029 (63.8) | |
Mother’s education | Illiterate | 178 (3.7) |
Elementary/ middle school | 418 (8.8) | |
High school | 898 (18.9) | |
University or higher | 3257 (68.6) | |
Area of residence | Urban | 3835 (80.7) |
Rural | 916 (19.3) | |
Frequency of tooth-cleaning | Never | 184 (3.9) |
More than once per month | 179 (3.8) | |
Once per week | 245 (5.2) | |
More than once per week | 557 (11.7) | |
Once per day | 2124 (44.7) | |
More than once per day | 1462 (30.8) | |