Research Article
Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Associated Factors among Primary School Children in Ethiopia
Table 4
Factors associated with dental caries among primary school student in Alem Ketema town, North Shewa, Ethiopia, 2020.
| | Variables | Yes (%) | No (%) | COR (CI: 95 (%)) | AOR (CI: 95 (%)) |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 142 (57.7) | 104 (42.3) | 2.926 (1.950–4.390) | 1.975 (1.067–3.656) | | Female | 56 (31.8) | 120 (68.2) | 1 | 1 | | Age | | | | | | 7–10 | 109 (60.6) | 71 (39.4) | 2.639 (1.774–3.925) | 2.029 (0.770–5.345) | | 11–14 | 89 (36.8) | 153 (63.2) | 1 | 1 | | Grade level | | | | | | 1–4 | 118 (59.3) | 81 (40.7) | 2.604 (1.757–3.860) | 1.352 (0.508–3.597) | | 5–8 | 80 (35.9) | 143 (64.1) | 1 | 1 | | Consumption of sweet food | | | | | | Yes | 183 (50.1) | 182 (49.9) | 2.815 (1.508–5.256) | 1.224 (0.454–3.298) | | No | 15 (26.3) | 42 (73.7) | 1 | 1 | | Tooth brushing | | | | | | Yes | 66 (40.0) | 99 (60.0) | 1 | 1 | | No | 132 (51.4) | 125 (48.6) | 1.584 (1.066–2.354) | 1.089 (0.570–2.081) | | Dental aches | | | | | | Yes | 104 (61.5) | 65 (38.5) | 2.706 (1.812–4.043) | 2.875 (1.555–5.317) | | No | 94 (37.2) | 159 (62.8) | 1 | 1 | | Oral health education | | | | | | Yes | 22 (75.9) | 7 (24.1) | 1 | 1 | | No | 97 (42.0) | 134 (58.0) | 4.342 (1.783–10.570) | 4.753 (1.688–13.379) | | Parent insistence | | | | | | Yes | 82 (66.1) | 42 (33.9) | 1 | 1 | | No | 142 (47.7) | 156 (52.3) | 2.145 (1.387–3.317) | 2.052 (1.079–3.902) | | Mouth wash after food | | | | | | Yes | 66 (28.3) | 167 (71.7) | 1 | 1 | | No | 132 (69.8) | 57 (30.2) | 5.860 (3.844–8.932) | 4.739 (2.555–8.790) |
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