Table 2.
Caregivers oral health attitude and knowledge.
| Items | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Brushing your dependent's teeth? | ||
| Yes | 236 | 67.8 |
| No | 112 | 32.2 |
| Describing dependent's OH | ||
| Excellent | 136 | 39.1 |
| Fair | 182 | 52.3 |
| Poor | 30 | 8.6 |
| Your source of oral health information? | ||
| Social media | 54 | 15.5 |
| Healthcare provider | 135 | 38.8 |
| Campaign | 36 | 10.3 |
| Internet | 105 | 30.2 |
| Posters | 18 | 5.2 |
| First visit to the dentists? | ||
| At early age 6m-2y | 45 | 12.9 |
| At late age 3y-10y | 221 | 63.5 |
| Never | 82 | 23.6 |
| Updated with vaccine | ||
| Yes | 335 | 96.3 |
| No | 13 | 3.7 |
| Reason for first visit? | ||
| Pain | 64 | 24.2 |
| Check up | 70 | 26.5 |
| Cavities | 98 | 37.1 |
| Referrals | 2 | 0.8 |
| Fluoride | 19 | 7.2 |
| Others (extractions of baby teeth) | 11 | 4.2 |
| Dependent's behaviour? | ||
| Negative | 99 | 37.8 |
| Positive | 163 | 62.2 |