Table 1.
Respondent characteristics and experiences regarding TDI in 2019 (n = 1426)
| Characteristics and question topics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| q1. Gender | ||
| Female | 1273 | 89.3 |
| Male | 153 | 10.7 |
| q2. Age (years) | ||
| 20–40 | 274 | 19.2 |
| 41–50 | 502 | 35.2 |
| 51 and above | 650 | 45.6 |
| q3. Practice setting (inhabitants) | ||
| Village (< 5000) | 305 | 21.4 |
| Town (5–20,000) | 319 | 22.4 |
| City (20–100,000) | 211 | 14.8 |
| Large city (100,000 -1 million) | 255 | 17.9 |
| Capitol (> 1 million) | 336 | 23.5 |
| q4. Institution and age of the children | ||
| Kindergarten (< 6 years) | 380 | 26.6 |
| Primary school (6–10 years) | 377 | 26.4 |
| Elementary school (10–14 years) | 345 | 24.2 |
| Secondary school (> 14 years) | 324 | 22.7 |
| q5. Previously eyewitness of TDI in children | 740 | 51.9 |
| q6. Teeth are most frequently traumatized | ||
| Lower frontal teeth | 45 | 3.2 |
| Upper frontal teeth | 1369 | 96.0 |
| Molar teeth | 12 | 0.8 |
| q7. Age group of children at the highest risk of TDIs | ||
| 1–3 years | 116 | 8.1 |
| 4–6 ears | 527 | 39.9 |
| 7–10 years | 637 | 44.7 |
| 11–15 years | 132 | 9.3 |
| 15–18 years | 14 | 1.0 |
| q13. Activity perceived as the most dangerous to children’s tooth integrity | ||
| Ballgames (e.g. soccer) | 193 | 13.5 |
| Winter sports | 105 | 7.4 |
| Balance-bike | 305 | 21.4 |
| Playground games | 823 | 57.7 |
| q14. Physical Education Teacher | 427 | 29.9 |
| q15. Respondents who consider themselves sufficiently informed regarding the care of dental accidents and injury | 193 | 13.5 |