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Table 1 Characteristics of children and parents

From: Self-reported oral health-related quality of life and caries experiences of 5-year-old children in Mandalay, Myanmar

Characteristics

Frequency

Percentage

Sex

  

 Female

 Male

234

220

51.5

48.5

Parent interviewed

  

 Mother

 Father

398

56

87.7

12.3

Mother’s education

  

 Junior secondary school

 Secondary school

 University or Post-secondary school

120

168

166

26.4

37.0

36.6

Father’s education

  

 Junior secondary school

 Secondary school

 University or Post-secondary school

113

159

182

24.9

35.0

40.1

Monthly household income in Kyat ($)

  

 > 300,000 ($162.01)

 150,000–300,000 ($ 81.01–162.01)

 < 150,000 ($ 81.01)

156

260

38

34.4

57.3

8.4

Caries experience (dmft)

  

 Caries free (dmft = 0)

 Moderate caries experience (dmft 1–5)

 High caries experience (dmft ≥ 6)

59

186

209

13.0

41.0

46.0