Table 3.
Covariates of interest and unadjusted associations of caregiver acceptance of silver diamine fluoride treatment (n = 495)
| Covariates of Interest | OR | 95% CI | P Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Age group of pediatric patient | ||||
| < 6 years | – | – | – | – |
| 6 to < 9 years | 0.31 | 0.18 | 0.53 | < 0.001 |
| 9+ years | 0.63 | 0.31 | 1.37 | 0.218 |
| Gender of caregiver | ||||
| Male | – | – | – | – |
| Female | 0.60 | 0.33 | 1.04 | 0.077 |
| Age of caregiver (in years), continuous | 1.02 | 0.99 | 1.04 | 0.236 |
| Education of caregiver | ||||
| Less than high school | – | – | – | – |
| High school graduate | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.89 | 0.031 |
| Some college or more | 0.60 | 0.26 | 1.26 | 0.199 |
| Ethnicity of caregiver | ||||
| Non-Hispanic | – | – | – | – |
| Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano/a | 2.43 | 1.39 | 4.45 | 0.003 |
| Puerto Rican | 0.40 | 0.19 | 0.84 | 0.014 |
| Cuban, other Hispanic, Latino/a origin | 1.01 | 0.48 | 2.27 | 0.980 |
| Clinical assessments of child patients by dentists | ||||
| Decayed, missing, filled teeth total score (dmft or DMFT), continuous | 1.06 | 1.02 | 1.12 | 0.007 |
| Operating room (OR) treatment needed | ||||
| No | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 2.24 | 1.26 | 4.28 | 0.009 |
| Acculturation characteristics of caregivers | ||||
| Caregiver born in the United States | ||||
| No | – | – | – | – |
| Yes | 1.26 | 0.82 | 1.94 | 0.284 |
| Short Acculturation Scale for Hispanics (SASH) score, continuous | 0.91 | 0.78 | 1.06 | 0.236 |
| Perceived benefits and barriers of caregivers | ||||
| Likelihood of choosing silver diamine fluoride (SDF) treatment | ||||
| Very / somewhat unlikely | – | – | – | – |
| Not sure | 0.96 | 0.53 | 1.74 | 0.884 |
| Somewhat / very likely | 4.88 | 2.84 | 8.42 | < 0.001 |
| Concern regarding dark mark of SDF treatment | ||||
| Not concerned | – | – | – | – |
| Moderately / slightly concerned | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.77 | 0.009 |
| Extremely / very concerned | 0.14 | 0.07 | 0.27 | < 0.001 |
| Comfort regarding SDF treatment | ||||
| Very / somewhat uncomfortable | – | – | – | – |
| Neutral | 2.44 | 1.41 | 4.26 | 0.001 |
| Somewhat / very comfortable | 11.8 | 6.40 | 22.5 | < 0.001 |
| Perceived health-related knowledge of caregivers | ||||
| Understanding of SDF treatment | ||||
| Knows nothing / not enough / not sure | – | – | – | – |
| Knows something | 2.96 | 1.80 | 4.92 | < 0.001 |
| Knows a lot | 2.91 | 1.66 | 5.23 | < 0.001 |
For categorical variables, ORs are presented where the 1st level is the reference category
For continuous variables (labeled as such), ORs are presented for a 1-unit increase
OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval