Table 3: Parents’ general and oral health status and dental care seeking attitudes and their association with their children’s oral health-related quality of life (Gr-ECOHIS scores) among the 176 study parent-child dyads
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|
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GR-ECOHIS |
|
n |
col. % |
mean (SD) |
P* |
Entire sample |
176 |
100 |
3.4 (5.2) |
|
Parent’s general health status |
|
|
|
0.01 |
Excellent |
19 |
8 |
2.2 (3.3) |
|
Very good |
98 |
56 |
2.6 (4.4) |
|
Good |
45 |
26 |
5.3 (6.8) |
|
Fair-poor |
14 |
11 |
4.4 (5.3) |
|
Parent’s oral health status |
|
|
|
0.28 |
Excellent |
3 |
2 |
3.0 (5.2) |
|
Very good |
46 |
26 |
2.1 (4.8) |
|
Good |
76 |
43 |
3.7 (5.1) |
|
Fair-poor |
51 |
29 |
4.0 (5.6) |
|
Last dental visit timing |
|
|
|
0.63 |
<12 months ago |
114 |
65 |
3.4 (5.0) |
|
12-23 months ago |
41 |
23 |
4.0 (6.5) |
|
2-5 years ago |
14 |
8 |
2.8 (3.5) |
|
>5 years go |
5 |
3 |
1.0 (1.2) |
|
don’t remember |
2 |
1 |
|
|
Last dental visit reason |
|
|
|
0.59 |
routine |
105 |
60 |
3.1 (5.3) |
|
restorative |
43 |
24 |
4.0 (4.8) |
|
problem/pain |
28 |
16 |
3.7 (5.5) |
|
Frequency of dental visits |
|
|
|
0.81 |
every 6 months |
41 |
23 |
3.0 (4.7) |
|
every year |
79 |
45 |
3.3 (5.3) |
|
every 1-2 years |
29 |
17 |
4.2 (5.6) |
|
Only when there is a problem |
24 |
14 |
3.2 (5.6) |
|
don’t remember |
3 |
2 |
|
|
SD, standard deviation
*derived from analyses of variance (ANOVA).