Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of Navajo parents/care-givers and their children’s dental experience and oral health status
| Caregiver characteristics (n = 928) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 31.6 (9.2) |
| Gender (female) [n (%)] | 779 (83.9) |
| American Indian [n (%)] | 913 (98.4) |
| Formal education [n (%)] | |
| Less than high school | 140 (15.0) |
| High school diploma or GED | 343 (37.0) |
| Some college/technical or vocational school | 328 (35.3) |
| College degree or higher | 111 (12.0) |
| Not reported | 6 (0.7) |
| Employment [n (%)] | |
| Part-time or greater | 265 (28.6) |
| Student | 95 (10.2) |
| Homemaker | 208 (22.4) |
| Unemployed | 316 (34.1) |
| Other/not reported | 44 (4.7) |
| Income [n (%)] | |
| <$10,000 | 392 (42.2) |
| $10,000 to $19,999 | 161 (17.3) |
| $20,000 to $29,999 | 88 (9.5) |
| $30,000 to $39,999 | 65 (7.0) |
| $40,000 or higher | 87 (9.4) |
| Not reported | 134 (14.4) |
| Oral health behavior score [n (%)] | |
| Adherent | 51.2 (22.3) |
| Child characteristics (n = 928) | |
| Age [n (%)] | |
| 3 years | 387 (41.7) |
| 4 years | 517 (55.7) |
| 5 years | 24 (2.6) |
| Gender (female) [n (%)] | 458 (49.4) |
| Dental insurance [n (%)] | |
| IHS | 867 (93.4) |
| State children’s health insurance plan (SCHIP) | 7 (0.8) |
| Medicaid | 378 (40.7) |
| Private insurance | 43 (4.6) |
| Other | 56 (5.0) |
| Decayed, missing, and filled surfaces [mean (SD)] | 21.5 (19.9) |
| Median | 16.0 |
| Range | 0–88 |
| ds [mean (SD)] | 6.0 (8.3) |
| Median | 3 |
| Range | 0–68 |
| Caregiver-reported oral health status [n (%)] | |
| Excellent | 115 (12.4) |
| Very good | 195 (21.0) |
| Good | 326 (35.1) |
| Fair | 231 (24.9) |
| Poor | 61 (6.6) |