Table 3.
Childrens' baseline characteristics by assigned group in the Indonesia study.
| Control914 N (%)* | Intervention1107 N (%)* | P value† | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| Median (P25, P75) | 9 (7, 10) | 10 (9, 10) | .008 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 449 (49.1) | 559 (50.5) | .569 |
| Female | 465(50.9) | 548 (49.5) | |
| Schools | |||
| Rural | 553 (60.5) | 746 (67.4) | .001 |
| Urban | 361 (39.5) | 361 (32.6) | |
| Mouth Pain | |||
| Do not hurt | 484 (53.1) | 603 (54.6) | .001 |
| It hurts a little bit/sometimes | 212 (23.2) | 225 (20.4) | |
| It hurts | 88 (9.6) | 163 (14.8) | |
| It makes me cry | 84 (9.2) | 77 (7.0) | |
| Do not know | 44 (4.8) | 37 (3.2) | |
| Smile Confidence | |||
| Confident | 693 (76.0) | 834 (75.6) | .978 |
| Not confident | 190 (20.8) | 234 (21.2) | |
| Do not know | 29 (3.2) | 35 (3.2) | |
| Bullying | |||
| Do not feel bullied | 593 (65.0) | 741 (67.7) | .120 |
| Feel bullied and it's okay | 228 (25.0) | 222 (20.3) | |
| Feel bullied and feel sad | 51 (5.6) | 74 (6.8) | |
| Feel bullied and makes me cry | 10 (1.1) | 13 (1.2) | |
| Do not know | 30 (3.3) | 44 (4.0) | |
| OHI-S scores | |||
| Good oral hygiene | 606 (66.4) | 724 (65.4) | .112 |
| Moderate oral hygiene | 284 (31.1) | 368 (33.2) | |
| Poor oral hygiene | 23 (2.5) | 15 (1.4) | |
| DMFT | |||
| Median (P25, P75) | 6 (3, 10) | 6 (3, 9) | .086 |
| Categories | |||
| 0 | 81 (8,9) | 113 (10,2) | .625 |
| 1 | 52 (5,7) | 58 (5,2) | |
| 2 | 63 (6,9) | 90 (8,1) | |
| 3-5 | 217 (23,8) | 265 (23,9) | |
| >5 | 500 (54,8) | 581 (52,5) | |
DMFT = decayed, missing, or filled teeth; OHI-S = Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified.
⁎
Percentage of non-missing responses within the study group.
†
Wilcoxon test for continuous variable; chi-square test for all other variables.