Parent’s Attitudes toward Their Children’s Oral Health Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Characteristics of the study participants.

Parameter	Categories	Frequency
Gender of children	Boy	112 (43.8)
	Girl	144 (56.2)
Gender of parent filling questionnaire	Male	25 (9.8)
	Female	231 (90.2)
Father education	Under diploma	54 (21.1)
	Diploma	94 (36.7)
	Bachelor’s degree	68 (26.6)
	Master’s degree	40 (15.6)
Mother education	Under diploma	41 (16.0)
	Diploma	116 (45.3)
	Under diploma	79 (30.9)
	Diploma	20 (7.8)
Father’s job	Employee	195 (76.2)
	Self-employment	50 (19.5)
	Other	11 (4.3)
Mother’s job	Housewife	195 (76.2)
	Employee	50 (19.5)
	Self-employment	11 (4.3)
Overall family income level	3–5 million tomans	174 (68)
	5–10 million tomans	58 (22.7)
	More than 10 million tomans	24 (9.4)
Social level	Prosperous areas	132 (51.6)
	Vulnerable areas	124 (48.4)