Table 1 Baseline characteristics ( n =...

Table 1

Baseline characteristics (n = 70)

Variables	Test group (n = 35) (%)	Control group (n = 35) (%)	p-value
Primary caregiver
Mother	29 (82.9)	26 (74.3)	0.111
Father	5 (14.3)	2 (5.7)
Grandmother/grandfather/cousin	1 (2.8)	7 (20.0)
Gender of caregiver
Male	5 (14.3)	3 (8.6)	0.452
Female	30 (85.7)	32 (91.4)
Age of caregiver (years)
Mean ± SD	29.83 ± 7.92	32.40 ± 11.98	0.293
Min-max	18–54	18–68
Educational level
Illiteracy	1 (2.9)	3 (8.6)	0.107
Primary school	7 (20.0)	10 (28.5)
Secondary school	22 (62.9)	16 (45.7)
Vocational school	2 (5.7)	3 (8.6)
Bachelor's degree	3 (8.6)	3 (8.6)
Occupation
Employed	19 (54.3)	18 (51.4)	0.864
Unemployed	16 (45.7)	17 (48.6)
Gender of children
Male	18 (51.4)	19 (54.3)	0.811
Female	17 (48.6)	16 (45.7)
Age of children (months)
Mean ± SD	10.51 ± 1.98	9.89 ± 1.94	0.183
Min-max	6–12	6–12
Number of children's teeth
Mean ± SD	4.11 ± 2.41	3.94 ± 2.21	0.757
Min-max	1–8	1–8

Variables	Test group (n = 35) (%)	Control group (n = 35) (%)	p-value
Primary caregiver
Mother	29 (82.9)	26 (74.3)	0.111
Father	5 (14.3)	2 (5.7)
Grandmother/grandfather/cousin	1 (2.8)	7 (20.0)
Gender of caregiver
Male	5 (14.3)	3 (8.6)	0.452
Female	30 (85.7)	32 (91.4)
Age of caregiver (years)
Mean ± SD	29.83 ± 7.92	32.40 ± 11.98	0.293
Min-max	18–54	18–68
Educational level
Illiteracy	1 (2.9)	3 (8.6)	0.107
Primary school	7 (20.0)	10 (28.5)
Secondary school	22 (62.9)	16 (45.7)
Vocational school	2 (5.7)	3 (8.6)
Bachelor's degree	3 (8.6)	3 (8.6)
Occupation
Employed	19 (54.3)	18 (51.4)	0.864
Unemployed	16 (45.7)	17 (48.6)
Gender of children
Male	18 (51.4)	19 (54.3)	0.811
Female	17 (48.6)	16 (45.7)
Age of children (months)
Mean ± SD	10.51 ± 1.98	9.89 ± 1.94	0.183
Min-max	6–12	6–12
Number of children's teeth
Mean ± SD	4.11 ± 2.41	3.94 ± 2.21	0.757
Min-max	1–8	1–8

Note(s): p by chi-square test, Fisher's exact test or t-test

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