Oral health-related quality of life and early childhood caries among preschool children in Trinidad

BMC Oral Health

Table 2 Socio-demographic information for parents/caregivers whose child completed the oral health assessment (N = 251)

	ECOHIS = 0		ECOHIS > 0		dmft = 0		dmft > 0
	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%	Count	%
Parent/primary caregiver characteristics
Age
< 25 years	8	3.19	7	2.79	12	4.78	3	1.20
25–34	83	33.07	64	25.50	102	40.64	45	17.93
35–44	46	18.33	32	12.75	54	21.51	24	9.56
45+	7	2.79	2	0.80	8	3.19	1	0.40
Unknown	2	0.80	0	0.00	2	0.80	0	0.00
Sex
Male	16	6.37	14	5.58	24	9.56	6	2.39
Female	130	51.79	91	36.25	154	61.35	67	26.69
Education
Primary or lower	13	5.18	11	4.38	15	5.98	9	3.59
Secondary	47	18.73	38	15.14	85	33.86	40	15.94
Third level	74	29.48	51	20.32	64	25.50	21	8.37
Other	9	3.59	4	1.59	11	4.38	2	0.80
Unknown	3	1.20	1	0.40	3	1.20	1	0.40
Visits to the dentist
Never	27	10.76	19	7.57	30	11.95	16	6.37
1–2 per year	82	32.67	55	21.91	101	40.24	36	14.34
Only when in pain	23	9.16	14	5.58	25	9.96	12	4.78
Other	14	5.58	16	6.37	22	8.76	8	3.19
Unknown	0	0.00	1	0.40	0	0.00	1	0.40
Child characteristics
Age (years)
3	56	22.31	29	11.55	71	28.29	14	5.58
4	74	29.48	64	25.50	87	34.66	51	20.32
5	16	6.37	12	4.78	20	7.97	8	3.19
Sex
Male	70	27.89	56	22.31	89	35.46	37	14.74
Female	76	30.28	49	19.52	89	35.46	36	14.34
DMFT
0	122	48.61	56	22.31
1–3	16	6.37	20	7.97
> 4	8	3.19	29	11.55

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