Research Article
Mother’s Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status as Possible Risk Factors for Children’s Caries in Jordan
Table 4
Methods of dental hygiene practiced by the mothers.
| | Cleans by toothbrush | | Yes | 241/264 (91.3%) | | No | 23/264 (8.7%) | | Frequency was not determined | 2/241 (0.8%) | | Frequency determined (daily, weekly, monthly) | 239/241 (99.2%) | | Frequency | | Daily | 175/239 (73.2%) | | 1 time | 75 (42.9%) | | 2 times | 75 (42.9%) | | 3 times | 16 (9.1%) | | 4 times | 1 (0.6%) | | Not specified | 8 (4.5%) | | Weekly | 61/239 (25.6%) | | 1 time | 8 (13.1%) | | 2 times | 26 (42.6%) | | 3 times | 22 (36.1%) | | 5 times | 4 (6.6%) | | Not specified | 1 (1.6%) | | Monthly | 3/239 (1.2%) | | 1 time | 2 (66.7%) | | 2 times | 1 (33.3%) | | Cleans by dental floss | | Yes | 14/264 (5.3%) | | No | 250/264 (94.7%) | | Frequency | | Daily | 10/14 (71.4%) | | 1 time | 5 (50.0%) | | 2 times | 3 (30.0%) | | 3 times | 2 (20.0%) | | Weekly | 3/14 (21.4%) | | 1 time | 2 (66.7%) | | 2 times | 1 (33.3%) | | Monthly | 1/14 (7.2%) | | 1 time | 1 (100%) | | Cleans by gargle | | | Yes | 50/264 (18.9%) | | No | 214/264 (81.1%) | | Frequency | | Daily | 21/50 (42.0%) | | 1 time | 11 (52.4%) | | 2 times | 5 (23.8%) | | 3 times | 2 (9.5%) | | Not specified | 3 (14.3%) | | Weekly | 19/50 (38.0%) | | 1 time | 12 (63.1%) | | 3 times | 4 (21.1%) | | Not specified | 3 (15.8%) | | Monthly | 10/50 (20.0%) | | 1 time | 7 (70.0%) | | 2 times | 2 (20.0%) | | 3 times | 1 (10.0%) |
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