Table 1.
Category | Frequency | Prevalence of dental caries in adolescents |
DMFT score |
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n (%) | χ2(p) | Mean | SD | ||
Total sample | 974 (100) | 2.03 | 2.30 | ||
Gender | |||||
Male | 542 (55.6) | 317 (58.5) | 4.364 (0.037)* | 1.76 | 2.12 |
Female | 432 (44.4) | 281 (65.0) | 2.39 | 2.50 | |
Age | |||||
12 years | 23 (2.4) | 12 (52.2) | 1.802 (0.615) | 1.57 | 1.93 |
13 years | 224 (23.0) | 133 (59.4) | 1.75 | 2.08 | |
14 years | 529 (54.3) | 333 (62.9) | 2.12 | 2.31 | |
15 years | 198 (20.3) | 120 (61.9) | 2.22 | 2.61 | |
Father’s/male guardian’s highest level of education | |||||
8th standard or below | 258 (26.5) | 173 (67.1) | 19.383 (0.002)** | 2.31 | 2.35 |
10th standard | 228 (23.4) | 150 (65.8) | 2.14 | 2.28 | |
12th standard | 108 (11.1) | 67 (62.0) | 2.13 | 2.43 | |
University | 274 (28.1) | 139 (50.7) | 1.50 | 2.01 | |
No father/guardian | 32 (3.3) | 22 (68.8) | 3.16 | 3.15 | |
Don’t know | 74 (7.6) | 47 (63.5) | 2.18 | 2.47 | |
Mother’s/female guardian’s highest level of education | |||||
8th standard or below | 336 (34.5) | 227 (67.6) | 26.512 (0.00)*** | 2.40 | 2.43 |
10th standard | 181 (18.6) | 117 (64.6) | 2.03 | 2.33 | |
12th standard | 129 (13.2) | 71 (55.0) | 1.74 | 2.07 | |
University | 210 (21.6) | 102 (48.6) | 1.39 | 1.95 | |
No mother/guardian | 15 (1.5) | 12 (80.0) | 3.13 | 2.61 | |
Don’t know | 103 (10.6) | 69 (67.0) | 2.44 | 2.56 | |
Community | |||||
Forward Caste | 60 (6.2) | 31 (51.7) | 19.887 (0.00)*** | 1.70 | 2.21 |
Backward Caste | 443 (45.5) | 249 (56.2) | 1.65 | 2.06 | |
Most Backward | 198 (20.3) | 122 (61.6) | 2.19 | 2.52 | |
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes | 273 (28.0) | 196 (71.8) | 2.64 | 2.46 | |
Location of school | |||||
Rural school | 516 (53.0) | 332 (64.3) | 4.015 (0.026)* | 1.70 | 2.39 |
Urban school | 458 (47.0) | 266 (58.0) | 1.65 | 2.24 | |
Type of school | |||||
Private school | 509 (52.3) | 278 (54.6) | 20.675 (0.000)*** | 2.19 | 2.13 |
Public school | 465 (47.7) | 320 (68.8) | 2.64 | 2.47 |
SD, standard deviation.
P < 0.05.
P < 0.01.
P < 0.001.