Table 1.
Childrens' baseline demographics by assigned group.
| Indonesia |
Nigeria |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control 914 N (%)* |
Intervention 1107 N (%)* |
Control 311 N (%)* |
Intervention 439 N (%)* |
|
| Age | ||||
| Median (P25, P75) | 9 (7, 10) | 10 (9, 10)† | 8.0 (7.0-10.0) | 9.0 (8.0-10.0) |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 449 (49.1) | 559 (50.5) | 161 (51.8) | 212 (48.8) |
| Female | 465(50.9) | 548 (49.5) | 143 (46.0) | 222 (51.2) |
| Schools | ||||
| Rural | 553 (60.5) | 746 (67.4)† | 166 (53.4) | 271 (61.7)† |
| Urban | 361 (39.5) | 361 (32.6) | 145 (46.6) | 168 (38.3) |
| Toothbrushing frequency | ||||
| Inadequate | 303 (33.3) | 330 (29.9) | 220 (71.0) | 347 (79.2)† |
| Adequate | 608 (66,7) | 775 (70.1) | 90 (29.0) | 91 (20.8) |
| Toothbrushing timing | ||||
| Inadequate | 592 (65.1) | 707 (64.3) | 297 (96.4) | 417 (95.6) |
| Adequate | 318 (34.9) | 393 (35.7) | 11 (3.6) | 19 (4.4) |
| Importance of oral health | ||||
| Important | 832 (91.0) | 1042 (94.2)† | 306 (98.7) | 431 (98.2) |
| Not important | 17 (1.9) | 22 (2.0) | 2 (0.6) | 4 (0.9) |
| Do not know | 65 (7.1) | 42 (3.8) | 2 (0.6) | 4 (0.9) |
| Awareness of adequate frequency of toothbrushing (if consider oral health important) | ||||
| Inadequate | 79 (9.5) | 137 (13.4)† | 155 (51.0) | 97 (22.6)† |
| Adequate | 753 (90.5) | 886 (86.6) | 149 (49.0) | 332 (77.4) |
| Fluoride toothpaste | ||||
| Use | 761 (83,3) | 939 (84.8) | 272 (88.0) | 245 (55.9)† |
| Do not use | 91 (10.0) | 80 (7.2) | 16 (5.2) | 39 (8.9) |
| Not sure | 62 (6.8) | 88 (7.9) | 21 (6.8) | 154 (35.2) |
P25 = 25th percentile; P75 = 75th percentile.
Wilcoxon test for continuous variable; χ2 test for all other variables.
⁎
Percentage of nonmissing responses within the study group.
†
P < .05.