Table 3.

Logistic regression to determine predictors of caries in mothers of children 71-months-old and younger in Ile-Ife, Nigeria [N = 1539]

Variables	Adjusted Odds Ratio	95% confidence interval	p-value
Age
≤ 24 years	1.00	–	–
25–34 years	1.56	0.51—4.75	0.432
35–44 years	1.04	0.30—3.53	0.955
≥ 45 years	3.57	0.78—16.32	0.101
Education status
None	1.00	–	–
Primary only	0.76	0.12—4.70	0.765
Secondary only	0.48	0.09—2.47	0.377
Above secondary	0.26	0.04—1.56	0.140
Income status
< N18,000 per month	1.00	–	–
N18,000 – N30,000 per month	0.72	0.34—1.51	0.386
N30,001 – N60,000 per month	1.05	0.46—2.37	0.911
> N60,000 per month	0.65	0.08—5.53	0.694
Decision-making status
Someone else decides on access to health care
No	1.00	–	–
Yes	1.62	0.50—5.25	0.421
Someone else decides on household purchases
No	1.00	–	–
Yes	0.99	0.28—3.46	0.982
Someone else decides on visits to family/relatives
No	1.00	–	–
Yes	0.95	0.32—2.87	0.928
Decision-taking status
Can make the three decisions	1.00	–	–
Can make one of three decisions	0.49	0.14—1.68	0.257
Can make two of three decisions	2.06	0.62—6.82	0.239
Can’t make any decisiona	–	–	–
General anxiety
Normal	1.00	–	–
Mild	0.49	0.14—1.68	0.257
Moderate to severe	2.51	0.77—8.12	0.126
Dental anxiety
Low	1.00	–	–
High	0.88	0.32—2.39	0.802
Parenting stress
Normal	1.00	–	–
Borderline	1.08	0.13—8.63	0.944
High	2.26	1.04—4.89	0.039
Fatalism
Low	1.00	–	–
High	0.40	0.21—0.75	0.004
Social support
Low	1.00	–	–
Moderate	0.67	0.13—3.41	0.634
High	1.47	0.26—8.44	0.666
Depressive symptoms
Normal	1.00	–	–
Mild-moderate	0.62	0.23—1.69	0.347
Major	0.53	0.17—1.62	0.264
Executive dysfunction
Low	1.00	–	–
High	1.32	0.70—2.48	0.387
Sense of coherence
Low	1.00	–	–
High	0.59	0.28—1.23	0.158

^aNo estimate was generated