Table 1.
Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics, oral health behavior and mean (SD) of each TPB construct of the participants (n=833)
| Variable | Categories | N(%) | Variable | Categories | N(%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child’s gender | Boys | 433(52) | Maternal occupation | Employed | 97 (11.6) |
| Girls | 400 (48) | Unemployed | 736(88.4) | ||
| Mother’s education | ≤ High school | 275(33) | Father ’s education | ≤ High school | 327(39.3) |
| Diploma | 389(46.7) | Diploma | 297(35.7) | ||
| University | 169(20.3) | University | 209(25) | ||
| Economic status | Weak | 218(26.2) | Number of child | 1 | 315(37.8) |
| Average | 455(54.6) | 2 | 449(53.9) | ||
| Good | 160(19.2) | ≥3 | 69(8.3) | ||
| Child’s toothache history | Yes | 30.4(253) | Child’s dental visits | yes | 38.3(319) |
| No | 69.6(580) | no | 61.7 (514) | ||
| The children’s tooth brushing frequency | Never / Irregularly | 168(20.2) | Mother’s supervision child tooth-brushing | Never/ Irregularly | 165(19.8) |
| less often then daily | 188(22.6) | Sometimes | 266(31.9) | ||
| Once a day | 369(44.3) | Often | 159(19.1) | ||
| Twice or more a day | 108(12.9) | Always | 243(29.2) | ||
| Variable | Mean (SD) | Range | |||
| Mother’s age (yr.) | 31.8(5) | 20-48 | |||
| Child’s age (yr.) | 4.6(1.1) | 3-6 | |||
| Oral health behavior (OHB) | 4.8(2) | 0-8 | |||
| Intention(IN) | 7.6(1.9) | 2-10 | |||
| Attitude(AT) | 24.1(4.8) | 6-30 | |||
| Subjective norms(SN) | 24.7(4.5) | 6-30 | |||
| Perceived behaviour control (PBC) | 15.1(4.1) | 4-20 | |||
SD: Standard deviation