Table 3: Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of risk factors for dental caries among preschool children in Dessie town, Ethiopia, 2019.
Variables |
Category |
Case |
Control |
COR |
AOR |
Sex of child |
Male |
71 (54.6) |
126 (48.5) |
1.3 (0.84, 1.95) |
|
Female |
59 (45.4) |
134 (51.5) |
1 |
|
|
Maternal education |
Primary (1-8) |
45 (37.7) |
91 (35) |
3 (1.8, 5.8) |
3 (1.5, 7.3) |
Secondary (9-12) |
22 (16.9) |
135 (51.9) |
|
|
|
College and above |
59 (45.5) |
34 (13.1) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Father education
|
Primary (1-8) |
45 (37.7) |
91 (35) |
1.3 (0.7, 2.2) |
|
Secondary (9-12) |
22 (16.9) |
135 (51.9) |
0.8 (0.5, 1.4) |
|
|
College and above |
59 (45.5) |
34 (13.1) |
1.0 |
|
|
Maternal occupation |
Housewife |
47 (36.2) |
90 (34.6) |
1.1 (0.6, 1.9) |
|
Government employ |
29 (22.3) |
59 (22.7) |
0.8 (0.4, 1.3) |
|
|
Merchant |
31 (23.8) |
45 (17.3) |
1.5 (0.8, 2.7) |
|
|
Private employ |
23 (17.7) |
66 (25.4) |
1.0 |
|
|
Father occupation
|
Government |
38 (29.2) |
96 (36.9) |
1.0 |
|
Private employ |
22 (16.9) |
71 (27.3) |
1.3 (0.6, 2.35) |
|
|
Merchant |
70 (53.8) |
93 (35.8) |
0.5 (0.3, 0.8) |
|
|
Order of birth |
1st child |
64 (49.2) |
101 (38.8) |
5 (2.2, 15.7) |
4 (1.3, 14) |
2nd child |
5 (3.8) |
47 (18.1) |
1.3 (0.7, 2.2) |
|
|
3rd child |
26 (20.0) |
52 (20.0) |
1.1 (0.6, 1.8) |
|
|
4th child |
35 (26.9) |
60 (23.1) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Breast feeding |
< 24 months |
49 (37.7) |
117 (45.0) |
0.7 (0.5, 1.1) |
|
More than 24 months |
81 (62.3) |
143 (55.0) |
1.0 |
|
|
Night feeding with the |
Nor at all |
48 (36.9) |
64 (24.6) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
Sometimes |
16 (12.3) |
113 (43.5) |
0.9 (0.6, 1.5) |
|
|
Always |
66 (50.8) |
83 (31.9) |
5 (2.8, 10.0) |
6 (2.5, 15) |
|
Consumption sugared tea |
Yes |
70 (53.8) |
110 (42.3) |
1.6 (1.2, 4) |
|
No |
60 (46.2) |
150 (57.7) |
1.0 |
|
|
Types of food breakfast |
Bread with tea |
34 (26.2) |
72 (27.7) |
0.6 (0.3, 0.9) |
|
Past with tea |
46 (35.4) |
55 (21.2) |
1.3 (0.7, 2.1) |
|
|
Egg with tea |
50 (38.5) |
133 (51.2) |
1.0 |
||
Consumption of sweet food |
Yes |
79 (60.8) |
68 (26.2) |
4 (2.7, 6.9) |
3 (1.7, 6.9) |
No |
51 (39.2) |
192 (73.8) |
1.0 |
1.0 |
|
Consumption of soft drink |
Yes |
89 (68.5) |
67 (25.8) |
6 (3.9, 9.9) |
5 (2.4, 10.4) |
No |
41 (31.0) |
193 (74.2) |
1.0 |
|
|
Rinse after feeding |
Yes |
80 (61.5) |
88 (33.8) |
0.3 (0.2, 0.5) |
|
No |
50 (38.5) |
172 (66.2) |
|
|