Table 2.
Child’s dental visit and associated factors (prevalence ratio: 95% CI)
| Variables |
Have never gone to the dentist |
|
|---|---|---|
| PR (95% CI) | PR adj. (95% CI) | |
|
Child’s gender
|
p = 0.17 |
** |
| Male |
1 |
|
| Female |
1.07 (0.97–1.17) |
|
|
Child’s age (months)
|
p < 0.001 |
p < 0.001 |
| 12–35 |
1 |
1 |
| 36–59 |
0.84 (0.76–0.92) |
0.84 (0.76–0.93) |
|
Child’s skin color
|
p = 0.56 |
** |
| White |
1 |
|
| Non-White |
0.96 (0.84–1.10) |
|
|
Household income
|
p = 0.14 |
** |
| >1 BMW* |
1 |
|
| ≤1 BMW* |
1.08 (0.97–1.21) |
|
|
Mother’s level of education
|
p = 0.02 |
p = 0.02 |
| ≥8 years |
1 |
1 |
| <8 years |
1.09 (1.02–1.25) |
1.13 (1.02–1.24) |
|
Father’s level of education
|
p = 0.10 |
** |
| ≥8 years |
1 |
|
| <8 years |
1.09 (0.98–1.21) |
|
|
Does child brush teeth?
|
p = 0.00 |
p = 0.00 |
| Yes |
1 |
1 |
| No |
1.28 (1.17–1.40) |
1.16 (1.05–1.27) |
|
Children’s dental caries
|
p = 0.15 |
** |
| dmft = 0 |
1 |
|
| dmft ≥ 1 |
0.92 (0.82–1.03) |
|
|
Parents’ perception of child’s oral health
|
p = 0.38 |
** |
| Good/excellent |
1 |
|
| Fair/poor | 0.91 (0.74–1.12) | |
p Wald statistics, BMW Brazilian minimum wage, PR prevalence ratio, PR adj adjusted prevalence ratio; 95% CI 95% confidence interval. **Variables not fitted in the final multiple model after the adjustment.