Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate analyses of variables associated with dental caries among patients attending Debre Tabor General Hospital dental clinics, Debre Tabor, North West Ethiopia, 2017
Variables | Dental caries | COR (95%) | AOR (95%) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Monthly income | Yes | No | |||
< 5000 Eth birr | 155 | 27 | 3.05, (CI, 1.7,5.5) | 8.43(CI,2.61,27.20) | 0.000* |
> 5000 Eth birr | 64 | 34 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Educational status | |||||
Not Attend formal education | 41 | 31 | 0.22(CI, 0.12,0.41) | 0.24(CI,0.12,0.49) | |
Attend formal education | 178 | 30 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.000* |
Resident | |||||
Urban | 141 | 30 | 1.95(CI 1.6,4.6) | 1.6(CI,1.2,4.3) | 0.01* |
Rural | 78 | 31 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Sex | |||||
Female | 108 | 21 | 3.98 (CI 1.85,6.73) | 3.2 (CI,2.33,4.54) | 0.001 |
Male | 111 | 86 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
Oral hygiene status | |||||
Good | 59 | 53 | 0.06(CI0.01,0.96) | 0.05(CI,0.02,0.81) | 0.001* |
Poor | 160 | 8 | 1.00 | 1.00 | . |
Knowledge about dental caries | |||||
Good | 86 | 18 | 0.7,(CI 0.40,.09) | 0.51(CI,0.03,0.64) | 0.001* |
Poor | 133 | 43 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |