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. 2020 Nov 5;63(2):72–79. doi: 10.1111/idj.12016

Table 1.

Distribution (%) of explanatory variables included in the questionnaire

%
Social factors
Gender Boy 51.15
Girl 48.85
Maternal age < 35 years 22.87
35–39 years 43.52
≤ 40 years 33.60
Paternal age ≤ 40 years 46.92
> 40 years 53.08
Family status Two-parent family 94.47
Single-parent family 5.53
Living with older persons No 90.29
Yes 9.71
Maternal education Secondary (≤ 13 years) 45.19
Undergraduate 39.45
Postgraduate 15.36
Paternal education Secondary (≤ 13 years) 51.20
Undergraduate 32.27
Postgraduate 16.53
Maternal occupational status Unemployed 26.82
Employed 73.18
Paternal employment status Employee 64.50
Self-employed 35.50
Order of child’s birth 1st 48.82
2nd 41.57
≥ 3 9.61
No of children in the family 1 15.43
2 63.33
≥3 21.24
Economic factors
Monthly family income Low (≤ 15,999€) 21.26
Medium (16,000–24,999€) 52.21
High (≥ 25,000€) 26.53
Area-based annual income (measure of Socioeconomic level) Low (4505–13,499€) 30.53
Medium (13,500–23,399€) 35.69
High (23,400–29,700€) 33.78
Consumer loans No 73.51
Yes 26.49
Difficulties in facing family needs with family income Great difficulty 16.84
Difficulty 35.52
No difficulty 47.64
Economic difficulties during child’s birth No 81.19
Yes 18.81
Living conditions
Type of residence Detached house 29.19
Apartment 70.81
Size of residence < 90 m2 29.45
90–119 m2 33.26
≥ 120 m2 37.29
Overcrowding* > 1 54
House tenure Private 81.49
Rented 18.51
Private car No 4.67
Yes 95.33
Dish-washer No 11.42
Yes 88.58
Internet connection No 15.11
Yes 84.89
Oral health behaviours
Fluoride use at home Never 89.7
Rare 9.1
Daily 1.2
Topical fluoride applications Never 63.15
Once 21.69
Regularly 15.16
Frequency of tooth brushing Rare 20.65
Once a day 50.48
≥twice a day 28.87
Sugar consumption Once a week 9.54
2–3 times a week 43.70
Daily 46.76
Consumption of commercial fruit juices > 3 times a week 41
Oral health attitudes
Dental No 16.47
Visits Yes 83.56
Use of dental insurance No 77.07
Yes 22.93
Reason of first dental visit Prevention 92.01
Treatment 7.99
Frequency of mother’s dental visits Rare 19.03
Once a year 51.07
> Once a year 29.90
Reason of mother’s dental visits Check up 20.12
Scaling 33.40
Treatment 46.48
*

Number of persons/number of main rooms: value > 1 suggests overcrowding.

Except fluoride toothpaste.

Solid sugary foods.