Table 6 Multiple logistic regression analysis for factors associated with dental caries in Areka town, Woliata zone 2020

Educational status of mother

 No formal education

49 (20.1%)

195 (79.9%)

5.42 (2.10–14.03)

3.14 (1.03–9.56) *

 Primary education

36 (18.8%)

156 (81.2%)

4.98 (1.89–13.11)

2.67 (0.84–8.50)

 Secondary education

29 (13.7%)

183 (86.3%)

3.42 (1.28–9.10)

2.30 (0.78–6.77)

 College and above

5 (4.4%)

108 (95.6%)

1

1

Cleaning teeth

 Yes

50 (9.1%)

502 (90.9%)

1

1

 No

69 (33.0%)

140 (79.6%)

4.94 (3.28–7.45)

7.70 (4.00–14.85) ***

Sugared coffee consumption

 Yes

45 (20.4%)

176 (55.2%)

1.61 (1.7–2.42)

3.22 (1.68–6.18) ***

 No

74 (13.7%)

466 (86.3%)

1

1

Sweet foods consumption

 Yes

100 (18.8%)

433 (81.2%)

2.54 (1.51–4.26)

4.19 (1.76–9.96) ***

 No

19 (8.3%)

209 (91.7%)

1

1

Milk consumption

 Don’t consume

15 (31.9%)

32 (68.1%)

5.66 (1.49–21.49) **

 Occasionally

84 (14.9%)

481 (85.1%)

1.27 (0.60–2.71)

 Usually ( daily to weekly)

20 (13.4%)

129 (86.6%)

1

1

Nutritional status

 Underweight

7 (21.2%)

26 (78.8%)

1

1

 Normal

92 (14.8%)

528 (85.2%)

0.64 (0.27–1.53)

0.43 (0.12–1.48)

 Overweight/obese

20 (18.5%)

88 (81.5%)

0.84 (0.32–2.21)

1.02 (0.26–4.00)