Table 4.
Correlation between parents’ education and reason for a dental visit in 12 and 6-year-old children.
| 6th Grade | Grade 0 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother/Tutor | No Answer | Pain | Treatment | Routine Check | No Answer | Pain | Treatment | Routine Check |
| Primary Education | 8 (100%) |
5 (62.5%) |
2 (25%) |
1 (12.5%) |
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| Secondary School | 11 (55%) |
6 (30%) |
1 (5%) |
12 (69%) |
4 (20%) |
1 (5%) |
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| Vocational School | 12 (40%) |
13 (43.33%) |
4 (13.33%) |
1 (3.33%) |
6 (30%) |
8 (40%) |
5 (25%) |
|
| High School | 11 (28.21%) |
13 (33.33%) |
3 (7.69%) |
10 (25.64%) |
12 (31.57%) |
12 (31.57%) |
5 (13.15%) |
8 (21.06%) |
| Tertiary Education | 10 (30.3%) |
7 (21.21%) |
3 (9.09%) |
13 (39.39%) |
7 (14.53%) |
12 (25%) |
6 (12.5%) |
22 (45.83%) |
| Father/Tutor | ||||||||
| Primary School | 5 (71.42%) |
1 (14.28%) |
1 (14.28%) |
4 (57.14%) |
1 (14.28%) |
1 (14.28%) |
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| Secondary School | 8 (47.05%) |
8 (47.05%) |
1 (5.89%) |
9 (47.62%) |
5 (23.81%) |
4 (19.04%) |
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| Vocational School | 12 (54.54%) |
6 (27.28%) |
1 (4.54%) |
3 (13.63%) |
7 (24.13%) |
13 (44.82%) |
4 (13.79%) |
4 (13.79%) |
| High School | 16 (29.62%) |
20 (37.03%) |
6 (11.11) |
9 (16.67%) |
18 (40%) |
9 (20%) |
3 (6.67%) |
14 (21.05%) |
| Tertiary Education | 8 (25.92%) |
5 (18.51%) |
2 (7.41%) |
13 (48.14%) |
2 (6.67%) |
9 (30%) |
4 (13.34%) |
15 (50%%) |
The differences up to 100% are given by “don’t know/don’t answer”.