Table 5.

Regression model of the relationship between parents’ self-perception of their child’s oral health and having ever visited a dentist among third-grade children

Variable	Dentist never visited	Dentist ever visited	Univariate logistic regression	Multivariate logistic regression
	N = 237	N = 583	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
(I) Need factor
Perception of child’s oral health
Poor	173	506	2.4 (1.7–3.5)*	2.6 (1.7–3.8)*
Good	64	77	1.00	1.00
(II) Predisposing factors
Sex
Female	106	246	2.7 (1.7–4.3)*	1.0 (0.7–1.5)
Male	131	337	1.00	1.00
Nationality
Saudi	138	356	2.0 (1.3–3.1)*	1.0 (0.7–1.6)
Non-Saudi	99	227	1.00	1.00
Parent education
> HS	76	282	3.2 (2.0–5.1)*	2.0 (1.2–3.1)*
HS	92	165	2.1 (1.2–3.6)*	0.9 (0.6–1.3)
< HS	69	136	1.00	1.00
(III) Enabling factors
School type
Private	32	75	0.9 (0.6–1.5)	0.7 (0.4–1.2)
Public	205	508	1.00	1.00
Family monthly income (SAR)
> 3,000 to < 10,000	86	247	1.4 (1.0–1.9)	1.2 (0.8–1.8)
≥ 10,000	38	102	1.3 (0.8–2.0)	1.0 (0.6–1.8)
≤ 3,000	113	234	1.00	1.00
Government financial support
Yes	9	12	0.5 (0.2–1.3)	0.6 (0.3–1.6)
No	228	571	1.00	1.00
Medical insurance
Yes	43	129	1.3 (0.9–1.9)	1.2 (0.8–1.8)
No	194	454	1.00	1.00

Logistic regression: # observations = 820, LR χ²(10) = 47.10, Prob > χ² = 0.0000, Log likelihood = −469.49629, Pseudo R² = 0.0478.

CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio.

^*Significant findings.