Table 2.

Factors associated with dental visit during pregnancy among mothers by simple logistic regression

Factor	Crude OR	95% CI	LR Chi-square (df)	P
Age (years)
Below 18	1		7.420	0.024
18-30	1.2000	0.66-2.181	0.358	0.550
>30	3.429	1.384-8.495	7.085	0.008
Ethnicity
Savar tribals	1	-	12.549	<0.0001
Soara tribals	4.462	1.951-10.207
Highest education level
Primary	1		14.563	0.002
Secondary	1.691	0.901-3.177	2.672	0.102
Postsecondary	4.053	1.705-9.634	10.034	0.002
University	4.336	1.592-11.813	8.232	0.004
Household income (Rs. )
<10,000	1		13.095	0.001
10,000-30,000	6.910	2.387-20.004	12.705	<0.0001
>30,000	6.967	2.222-21.285	11.082	0.001
Employment
No	1		28.021	<0.0001
Yes	6.496	3.249-12.488
Oral health status
Very poor	1		9.996	0.019
Poor	4.062	0.499-33.051	1.717	0.190
Fair	7.792	0.794-52.034	3.746	0.053
Good	9.935	1.296-68.269	4.882	0.027
Self-reported oral health problem
None	1		2.053	0.358
One	0.678	0.362-1.269	1.476	0.224
Two or more	1.213	0.39-2.731	0.217	0.641
Oral health education received
No	1	-	7.108	0.008
Yes	2.081	1.214-3.567
Aware of connection between oral health and pregnancy
No	1	-	31.040	<0.0001
Yes	5.098	2.871-9.041
Aware of free dental services in government clinics
No	1	-	0.552	0.458
Yes	0.815	0.474-1.399
Unhygienic mother’s mouth affecting child’s birth process
Disagree	1		0.734	0.859
Not sure	2.345	0.234-10.638	0.389	0.792
Agree	5.748	0.895-10.734	0.726	0.372
Distance to the nearest dental clinic (km)
<5	1	-	23.5	<0.0001
≥5	0.190	0.037-0.943
Accessibility to dental clinic
Long distance	1	-	4.558	0.102
No self-transport	1.674	0.768-3.648	1.681	0.195
Difficult to get public transport	0.434	0.086-2.192	1.021	0.312

P<0.05 is considered statistically significant. LR – Logistic regression; OR – Odds ratio; CI – Confidence interval; P – Probability value