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. 2016 Dec 5;9(4):342–348. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-1389

Table 6: Distribution of the study population according to oral health behavioral characteristics

Oral health variables      Children of working mothers      Children of nonworking mothers      p-value     
Weaning      4-6 months - 46      4-6 months - 33      0.001, significant     
     6-8 months - 4      6-8 months - 17          
Toothbrushing      No - 24      No - 24      0.99     
     Yes - 26      Yes - 26          
Bottle-feeding      6-12 months - 46      6-12 months - 17      0.027, significant     
     12-24 months - 4      12-24 months - 33          
Breastfeeding      <8 months - 48      <8 months - 14      <0.001, significant     
     8-10 months - 2      8-10 months - 34          
     >10 months - 0      >10 months - 2          
Daily intake of sugars      No - 20      No - 35      0.402     
     Yes - 30      Yes - 15          
Sugars in feeding bottle      No - 35      No - 38      0.653     
     Yes - 15      Yes - 12          
Bottle at night      No - 30      No - 37      0.202     
     Yes - 20      Yes - 13          

Chi-square test