Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of Oglala Sioux AI caregivers of AI children and the reported oral health status and utilization of dental services of their children
| Caregiver characteristics N= 143 | |
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| Mean age (SD) | 28.6 (8.2) |
| Range (years) | 15 – 54 |
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| Gender (n (%)) | |
| Female | 123 (86.0) |
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| Race/Ethnicity (n (%)) | |
| American Indian | 143 (100) |
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| Relationship to child (n (%)) | |
| Mother | 104 (72.7) |
| Father | 18 (12.6) |
| Grandparent | 13 (9.1) |
| Other | 8 (5.6) |
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| Caregiver education (n (%)) | |
| High school or more | 88 (61.5) |
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| Employment (n (%)) | |
| Unemployed | 63 (46.0) |
| Employed | 47 (34.3) |
| Student | 10 (7.3) |
| Homemaker | 11 (8.0) |
| Disabled/Medical leave | 6 (4.4) |
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| Household income below FPL adjusted for number of people in household (n (%)) † | |
| Below FPL | |
| Yes | 47 (52.2) |
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| Children In household (n (%)) | |
| 0 | 3 (2.2) |
| 1 | 13 (9.4) |
| 2 | 38 (27.5) |
| 3 | 34 (24.6) |
| 4 | 25 (1.87.5) |
| 5 or more | 25 (1.8) |
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| Child characteristics N = 143 | |
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| Mean age in months (SD) | 25.2 (±16.5) |
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| Gender (n (%)) | |
| Female | 73 (51.1) |
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| Dental insurance*/** (n (%)) | |
| IHS | 31 (21.7) |
| Medicaid | 73 (53.3) |
| SCHIP | 12 (8.8) |
| Private/Other | 3 (2.2) |
| None | 49 (35.7) |
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| Tribal Membership | |
| Yes | 66 (46.2) |
| No | 14 (9.8) |
| Pending | 62 (43.4) |
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| Child oral health status (n (%)) | |
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| Oral health status | |
| Excellent | 50 (35.0) |
| Very good | 38 (26.6) |
| Good | 30 (21.0) |
| Fair | 20 (14.0) |
| Poor | 5 (3.4) |
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| Utilization of dental services (n (%)) | |
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| Child ever been to a dentist or dental clinic | |
| Yes | 63 (44.1) |
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| Dental visit in past year for cavity or toothache | |
| Yes | 17 (11.9) |
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| Hospital emergency room visit in past year for cavity or toothache | |
| Yes | 1 (0.7) |
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| Hospital operating room visit in past year for cavity or toothache | |
| Yes | 8 (5.6) |
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| Tooth pulled in past year for cavity or toothache | |
| Yes | 7 (4.9) |
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| Child been to a dentist for a routine checkup or cleaning in past year | |
| Yes | 48 (33.6) |
†
37% of cohort reported “don’t know” or skipped this item and were excluded from the analysis of this variable
*
Figures exceed 100% due to participants having multiple sources of dental insurance (If we include IHS)
**
12.6% of cohort reported “Don’t know” or skipped this item and were excluded from the analysis of this variable