Table 2 Prevalence of dental caries among secondary school children according to various factors
Factors | Dental caries | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary teeth | Permanent teeth | |||
N (%) | p value | N (%) | p value | |
Total | 815 (41.1) | NA | 1,368 (68.9) | NA |
Sex | ||||
Girl | 440 (41.0) | 0.93 | 749 (69.7) | 0.39 |
Boy | 375 (41.2) | 619 (68.0) | ||
Age group | ||||
11–12 years | 494 (59.4) | < 0.01 | 576 (69.2) | 0.80 |
13–14 years | 321 (27.8) | 792 (68.7) | ||
Ethnicity | ||||
Kinh | 339 (38.8) | 0.68 | 598 (68.4) | 0.67 |
Jarai | 476 (42.8) | 770 (69.3) | ||
Good knowledge | ||||
Yes | 112 (15.2) | < 0.01 | 201 (27.2) | < 0.01 |
No | 703 (56.4) | 1,167 (93.7) | ||
Good attitude | ||||
Yes | 72 (11.1) | < 0.01 | 114 (17.5) | < 0.01 |
No | 743 (55.7) | 1,254 (93.9) | ||
Good practice | ||||
Yes | 74 (12.7) | < 0.01 | 109 (18.7) | < 0.01 |
No | 741 (52.9) | 1,259 (89.8) | ||
Father’s occupation | ||||
Official or worker | 286 (39.7) | 0.64 | 493 (68.4) | 0.35 |
Farmer | 255 (41.9) | 433 (71.1) | ||
Freelancer | 274 (41.8) | 442 (67.5) | ||
Mother’s occupation | ||||
Official or worker | 320 (45.0) | < 0.01 | 535 (75.3) | < 0.01 |
Farmer | 211 (35.3) | 368 (61.5) | ||
Freelancer | 284 (42.0) | 465 (68.8) | ||