Table 1 Sociodemographic and oral health practices of children and mothers included in the study
From: Clustering of children’s oral diseases in families and villages in a rural setting in Egypt
Factors | Children with siblings N = 348 | All children N = 450 | |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Child level factors | |||
Age | Mean (SD) | 10.0 (2.9) | 9.9 (3.0) |
Sex | Male: n (%) | 151 (43.4) | 198 (44.0) |
Female: n (%) | 197 (56.6) | 252 (56.0) | |
Child brushing twice daily | Yes: n (%) | 63 (18.1) | 81 (18.0) |
No: n (%) | 285 (81.9) | 369 (82.0) | |
Child sugar consumption daily score | Mean (SD) | 3.3 (1.8) | 3.4 (1.8) |
Family and mother level factors | |||
Number of siblings in family | Mean (SD) | 2.5 (0.8) | 2.4 (1.0) |
Mother with secondary education or higher | Yes: n (%) | 43 (12.4) | 56 (12.4) |
No: n (%) | 305 (87.7) | 394 (87.6) | |
Mother brushing twice daily | Yes: n (%) | 53 (15.2) | 66 (14.7) |
No: n (%) | 295 (84.8) | 384 (85.4) | |
Mother sugar consumption daily score | Mean (SD) | 1.4 (1.0) | 1.4 (1.1) |
Children oral health status | |||
Number of teeth with caries experience in child: dmf/ DMF | Mean (SD) | 3.5 (3.1) | 3.6 (3.1) |
Child plaque index | Mean (SD) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.6) |
Child gingival index | Mean (SD) | 1.2 (0.4) | 1.2 (0.4) |