Table 1 Association of sociodemographic variables, behaviours, and risk factors (oral hygiene habits and sugar intake) with self-assessed dental health in 12-year-old children in Mozambique
Healthy teeth perceptions in 12-year-olds | Self-assessed dental health perceptions n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n (%) | Positive dental perception 110 (49.8) | Negative dental perception 111 (50.2) | p-value | ||
Sociodemographic variables | |||||
Sex | Female | 126 (57.0) | 61 (48.4) | 65 (51.6) | 0.641 |
Male | 95 (43.0) | 49 (51.6) | 46 (48.4) | ||
Location | Urban | 114 (51.6) | 48 (42.1) | 66 (57.9) | 0.019* |
Peri-Urban | 107 (48.2) | 62 (57.9) | 45 (42.1) | ||
Dental pain or discomfort related to teeth, | Never | 62 (28.1) | 42 (67.7) | 20 (32.3) | 0.001* |
Sometimes | 159 (71.9) | 68 (42.8) | 91 (57.2) | ||
Use of dental services | |||||
Dental Visits within the past 12 months | Never ever | 71 (32.1) | 36 (50.7) | 35 (49.3) | 0.849 |
At least once | 150 (67.9) | 74 (49.3) | 76 (50.7) | ||
Reasons for last dental visits | Pain | 50 (31.2) | 24 (48.) | 26 (52.) | 0.817 |
Treatment/Follow up/Check up | 100 (45.3) | 50 (50.) | 50 (50.) | ||
Missing | 71 (32.1) | ||||
Oral health behaviours and dietary intake | |||||
Toothbrushing frequency | < once a day | 81 (36.8) | 40 (49.4) | 41 (50.6) | 0.889 |
>=twice a day | 139 (63.2) | 70 (50.4) | 69 (49.6) | ||
Fluoridated toothpaste usage | No | 16 (7.3) | 8 (50.) | 8 (50.) | 0.985 |
Yes | 203 (92.7) | 101 (49.8) | 102 (50.3) | ||
Eat fruit | Never | 148 (75.9) | 74 (50.) | 74 (50.) | 0.899 |
At least once a day | 47 (24.1) | 23 (48.9) | 24 (51.1) | ||
Eat biscuits and cake | Never | 165 (91.7) | 82 (49.7) | 83 (50.3) | 0.472 |
At least once a day | 15 (8.3) | 6 (40.) | 9 (60.) | ||
Drinks with sugar | Never | 143 (64.7) | 71 (49.7) | 72 (50.4) | 0.96 |
At least once a day | 78 (35.3) | 39 (50.) | 39 (50.) | ||