Table 5. Prevalence of dental appointments (last twelve months) and the association with socio-demographic variables .
Dental appointment (last twelve months) | No | Yes | |||
N | % | N | % | P | |
Parents´ educational level | |||||
≥4 grade | 5 | 26.3 | 14 | 73.7 | 0.163 |
5-12 grade | 83 | 35.0 | 154 | 65.0 | |
>12 grade | 15 | 23.1 | 50 | 76.9 | |
Father´s job situation | |||||
Employed | 100 | 31.9 | 213 | 68.1 | <0.001 |
Unemployed | 24 | 58.5 | 17 | 41.5 | |
Gender | |||||
Male | 62 | 36.9 | 106 | 63.1 | 0.112 |
Female | 84 | 30.5 | 194 | 69.5 | |
Age | |||||
≤15 years | 75 | 33.7 | 150 | 66.7 | 0.532 |
>15 years | 65 | 34.0 | 126 | 66.0 | |
Residence area | |||||
Rural | 78 | 34.2 | 150 | 65.8 | 0.411 |
Urban | 48 | 35.6 | 87 | 64.4 | |
Crowding index | |||||
≤1 | 114 | 32.6 | 236 | 67.4 | 0.041 |
>1 | 9 | 45.0 | 11 | 55.0 |