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Table 2 Distribution of SOHO-5 responses to Children’s and parent’s reports

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

Child self-report

Item

No

n (%)

A little

n (%)

A lot

n (%)

Mean (SD)

  

Difficulty in eating

180 (39.6)

176 (38.8)

98 (21.6)

0.82 (0.76)

  

Difficulty in drinking

404 (89.0)

49 (10.8)

1 (0.2)

0.11 (0.32)

  

Difficulty in speaking

404 (89.0)

44 (9.7)

6 (1.3)

0.12 (0.36)

  

Difficulty in playing

417 (91.9)

34 (7.5)

3 (0.7)

0.09 (0.30)

  

Difficulty in sleeping

289 (63.7)

131 (28.9)

34 (7.5)

0.44 (0.63)

  

Avoid smiling due to pain

383 (84.4)

64 (14.1)

7 (1.5)

0.17 (0.41)

  

Avoid smiling due to appearance

407 (89.6)

46 (10.1)

1 (0.2)

0.11 (0.31)

  

Total score

   

1.86 (2.27)

  

Parent’s report

Item

Not at all (%)

A little (%)

Moderate (%)

A lot (%)

A great deal (%)

Mean (SD)

Difficulty in eating

185 (40.7)

138 (30.4)

78 (17.2)

45 (9.9)

8 (1.8)

1.02 (1.06)

Difficulty in speaking

384 (84.6)

54 (11.9)

14 (3.1)

2 (0.4)

0

0.19 (0.49)

Difficulty in playing

405 (89.2)

39 (8.6)

7 (1.5)

2 (0.4)

1 (0.2)

0.14 (0.45)

Difficulty in sleeping

271 (59.7)

120 (26.4)

48 (10.6)

14 (3.1)

1 (0.2)

0.58 (0.81)

Avoid smiling due to pain

371 (81.7)

64 (14.1)

14 (3.1)

5 (1.1)

0

0.24 (0.55)

Avoid smiling due to appearance

408 (89.9)

38 (8.4)

6 (1.3)

2 (0.4)

0

0.12 (0.40)

Influence self-confidence

342 (75.3)

81 (17.8)

18 (4.0)

9 (2.0)

4 (0.9)

0.35 (0.73)

Total score

2.65 (3.12)