Table 2.
Parental compliance among parents with various OHL, attitudes, perception of children’ oral hygiene status, and SES.
| Variables | Adherence to Follow-Ups | Compliance with Investigators’ Advice | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p-Value | Yes | No | p-Value | |
| Children’s oral hygiene status | 0.038 | N.S. | ||||
| Favorable | 185 (73.7) | 27 (58.7) | 176 (74.3) | 17 (68.0) | ||
| Fair or poor | 66 (26.3) | 19 (41.3) | 61 (25.7) | 8 (32.0) | ||
| Negative attitude towards OHE | 35 (13.8) | 14 (26.4) | 0.023 | 41 (17.0) | 3 (12.0) | N.S. |
| OHE material was not useful | 62 (24.7) | 6 (12.0) | 0.05 | 48 (19.9) | 12 (48.0) | 0.001 |
| OHL scores | 29.99 (19.55) | 18.68 (22.22) | 0.015 | 29.15 (19.77) | 36.14 (18.50) | N.S. |
| Parents work full time | 87 (34.4) | 20 (37.7) | N.S. | 76 (31.5) | 9 (36.0) | N.S. |
| Monthly income over HKD 20,000 | 155 (61.3) | 30 (56.6) | N.S. | 144 (59.8) | 97 (40.2) | N.S. |
| Father’s education level | N.S. | N.S. | ||||
| ≤9 years | 56 (22.1) | 5 (9.4) | 53 (22.0) | 5 (20.0) | ||
| 10 to 13 years | 74 (29.2) | 18 (34.0) | 72 (29.9) | 4 (16.0) | ||
| ≥14 years | 123 (48.6) | 30 (56.6) | 116 (48.1) | 16 (64.0) | ||
| Mother’s education level | N.S. | N.S. | ||||
| ≤9 years | 74 (29.2) | 9 (17.0) | 67 (27.8) | 6 (24.0) | ||
| 10 to 13 years | 81 (32.0) | 19 (35.8) | 79 (32.8) | 6 (24.0) | ||
| ≥14 years | 98 (38.7) | 25 (47.2) | 95 (39.4) | 13 (52.0) | ||
HKD: Hong Kong Dollars; N.S.: No significance; OHL scores were presented in the format of mean (SD), and the other variables were presented in the format of n (%).