Variables | DMFT ≥ 1 | Non-treatment (DMFT ≥ 1) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 1253) | (N = 808) | |||||
OR | 95 % CI | OR | 95 % CI | |||
Household income level | ||||||
Low | 0.96 | 0.63 | 1.47 | 2.11 | 1.16 | 3.86 |
Middle | 0.95 | 0.64 | 1.40 | 2.14 | 1.27 | 3.62 |
High | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Maternal education level | ||||||
Elementary school graduate or lower | 1.15 | 0.55 | 2.40 | 2.59 | 0.67 | 10.00 |
Middle or high school graduate | 1.34 | 0.99 | 1.81 | 0.99 | 0.61 | 1.59 |
Some college or university graduate | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Female | 1.91 | 1.41 | 2.59 | 0.65 | 0.45 | 0.95 |
Age | ||||||
9 to 12 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
13 to 15 years | 2.47 | 1.79 | 3.43 | 1.61 | 0.91 | 2.83 |
16 to 18 years | 3.63 | 2.44 | 5.41 | 2.02 | 1.10 | 3.73 |
Region of residence | ||||||
Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Rural | 0.95 | 0.56 | 1.60 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 1.20 |
Type of health insurance | ||||||
NHI | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Medical aid | 1.39 | 0.61 | 3.17 | 0.43 | 0.18 | 1.03 |
Private insurance | ||||||
Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
No | 1.69 | 1.02 | 2.82 | 1.05 | 0.55 | 2.02 |
Self-rated perception of dental health status | ||||||
High | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Middle | 1.81 | 1.26 | 2.59 | 0.83 | 0.48 | 1.46 |
Low | 2.95 | 1.77 | 4.92 | 0.87 | 0.45 | 1.67 |
Experience of preventive dental care in the past year | ||||||
Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
No | 0.98 | 0.60 | 1.59 | 1.20 | 0.64 | 2.22 |
Frequency of teeth brushing per day | ||||||
0–1 | 1.10 | 0.67 | 1.81 | 2.76 | 1.13 | 6.71 |
≥ 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Number of tools used for oral care | ||||||
0 | 0.84 | 0.63 | 1.12 | 0.98 | 0.66 | 1.46 |
≥ 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Regular checkups for oral care | ||||||
Yes | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
No | 0.78 | 0.57 | 1.07 | 3.76 | 2.58 | 5.49 |
DMFT score | ||||||
1 to 2 | 1.00 | |||||
3 to 4 | 0.98 | 0.58 | 1.65 | |||
5 to 6 | 0.47 | 0.27 | 0.83 | |||
7≤ | 0.32 | 0.17 | 0.60 | |||
Year | ||||||
2012 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
2013 | 0.72 | 0.50 | 1.02 | 1.28 | 0.81 | 2.00 |