Table 2 Total Knowledge score, DMFT score and Decayed score, by sociodemographic factors
Characteristics | Total Knowledge score (Mean, SD) | p value | Total DMFT score (Mean, SD) | p value | Total Decayed score (Mean, SD) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | < 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.003 | |||
Male | 6.86 (1.62) | 1.47 (1.78) | 1.24 (1.53) | |||
Female | 7.25 (1.27) | 1.90 (1.95) | 1.62 (1.75) | |||
Father's education | ||||||
Illiterate and no schooling | 6.62(1.95) | 0.016 | 1.63 (1.88) | 0.927 | 1.46(1.72) | |
Literate and Basic | 7.06 (1.42) | 1.72 (1.87) | 1.47(1.68) | 0.866 | ||
High school and above | 7.20 (1.30) | 1.69(1.94) | 1.40(1.64) | |||
Mother’s education | ||||||
Illiterate and no schooling | 6.96(1.72) | 0.601 | 1.87(2.13) | 0.596 | 1.55(1.81) | |
Literate and Basic | 7.05(1.47) | 1.68(1.86) | 1.43(1.64) | 0.760 | ||
High school and above | 7.15(1.16) | 1.65(1.77) | 1.42(1.62) | |||
Father's occupation | ||||||
Employed | 7.09(1.51) | 0.960 | 1.71(1.85) | 0.973 | 1.48(1.67) | |
Foreign employed | 7.06(1.40) | 1.66(1.92) | 1.42(1.75) | 0.960 | ||
Business | 7.07(1.42) | 1.75(2.07) | 1.49(1.68) | |||
Agriculture/other | 7.05(1.39) | 1.75(1.91) | 1.38(1.62) | |||
Un-employed | 6.56(1.54) | 1.44(1.26) | 1.25(1.06) | |||
Mother’s occupation | ||||||
Employed | 7.06(1.42) | 0.164 | 1.52(1.74) | 0.635 | 1.32(1.63) | |
Foreign employed | 6.52(1.99) | 1.87(2.16) | 1.65(2.10) | 0.753 | ||
Business | 7.01(1.49) | 1.81(2.11) | 1.51(1.76) | |||
Agriculture/other | 7.21(1.34) | 1.72(1.81) | 1.44(1.57) | |||
Un-employed | 6.95(1.52) | 1.80(1.97) | 1.53(1.73) | |||
Dental checkup done | ||||||
Yes | 7.25(1.22) | 0.018 | 1.99 (1.99) | 0.007 | 1.59(1.65) | |
No | 6.97(1.55) | 1.57 (1.82) | 1.38(1.67) | 0.119 |