|
Variables |
Frequency (n=150) |
Percent |
Variables |
Frequency (n=150) |
Percent |
|
Sex |
|
|
Father's level of education |
|
|
|
Male |
96 |
32 |
Illiterate and below diploma |
120 |
40 |
|
Female |
204 |
68 |
Diploma |
110 |
7/36 |
|
Place of residence |
|
|
Master's degree or bachelor's degree |
44 |
7/14 |
|
Dormitory |
214 |
3/71 |
Master's degree or higher |
26 |
7/8 |
|
Personal house |
24 |
8 |
Mother's level of education |
|
|
|
Father's house |
50 |
7/16 |
Illiterate and below diploma |
156 |
52 |
|
Independent student house |
12 |
4 |
Diploma |
92 |
7/30 |
|
Field of study |
|
|
Master's degree or bachelor's degree |
36 |
12 |
|
Operating room |
36 |
12 |
Master's degree or higher |
16 |
3/5 |
|
Public health |
78 |
26 |
Father's job |
|
|
|
Nursing |
122 |
7/40 |
Employee |
40 |
3/13 |
|
Medical emergencies |
22 |
3/7 |
Worker |
48 |
16 |
|
Midwifery |
14 |
7/4 |
Free |
128 |
7/42 |
|
Anesthetic |
28 |
3/9 |
Retired |
48 |
16 |
|
Academic years |
|
|
Other |
36 |
12 |
|
First-year |
114 |
38 |
Mother's job |
|
|
|
Second year |
34 |
3/11 |
Housekeeper |
258 |
86 |
|
Third year |
102 |
34 |
Employee |
42 |
14 |
|
Fourth year and above |
50 |
7/16 |
Birth rank in the family |
|
|
|
Body mass index |
|
|
First |
78 |
26 |
|
Skinny |
50 |
7/16 |
Second |
112 |
3/37 |
|
Normal |
188 |
7/62 |
Third |
60 |
20 |
|
Overweight and obese |
62 |
7/20 |
Fourth and above |
50 |
7/16 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
Number of family members |
|
|
|
Single |
125 |
83.3 |
Four to six people |
246 |
82 |
|
Married |
25 |
16.7 |
Seven or more people |
54 |
18 |
|
Smoking |
|
|
Economic status of the family |
|
|
|
Yes |
26 |
7/8 |
|
30 |
10 |
|
No |
274 |
3/91 |
Undesirable |
194 |
7/64 |
|
Hookah use |
|
|
On average |
76 |
3/25 |
|
Yes |
32 |
7/10 |
|
|
|
|
No |
238 |
3/89 |
|
|
|
Table 1: Demographic and background characteristics of the students
|
Variables |
Odds (CI 95%) |
P |
|
Age |
1.09 (0.935 - 1.259) |
0.281 |
|
Sex |
|
|
|
Male |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Female |
2.18 (1.001 - 4.765) |
0.148 |
|
Place of residence |
|
|
|
Dormitory |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Personal house |
0.58 (0.16 - 2.087) |
0.403 |
|
Father's house |
1.16 (0.393 - 3.406) |
0.792 |
|
Independent student house |
0.58 (0.1 - 3.352) |
0.541 |
|
Field of study |
|
|
|
Operating room |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Public health |
0.77 (0.225 - 2.625) |
0.675 |
|
Nursing |
2.22 (0.636 - 7.762) |
0.211 |
|
Medical emergencies |
1.73 (0.273 - 10.974) |
0.56 |
|
Midwifery |
0.96 (0.139 - 6.673) |
0.968 |
|
Anesthetics |
0.96 (0.204 - 4.539) |
0.96 |
|
Academic years |
|
|
|
First-year |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Second year |
0.88 (0.297 - 2.632) |
0.825 |
|
Third year |
0.76 (0.189 - 3.041) |
0.696 |
|
Fourth year and above |
1.47 (0.459 - 4.732) |
0.515 |
|
Body mass index |
|
|
|
Skinny |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Normal |
4.31 (1.525 - 12.19) |
0.004 |
|
Overweight and obese |
5.54 (1.483 - 20.683) |
0. 055 |
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
Single |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Married |
1.26 (0.437 - 3.655) |
0.667 |
|
Smoking status |
|
|
|
Yes |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
No |
0.68 (0.167 - 2.796) |
0.595 |
|
Hookah use status |
|
|
|
Yes |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
No |
1.11 (0.333 – 3.68) |
0.868 |
|
Father's level of education |
|
|
|
Illiterate and below diploma |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Diploma |
0.25 (0.038 - 1.647) |
0.149 |
|
Master's degree or bachelor's degree |
1.21 (0.513 - 2.862) |
0.662 |
|
Master's degree or higher |
605803066.07 (0 - .) |
0.998 |
|
Mother's level of education |
|
|
|
Illiterate and below diploma |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Diploma |
0.22 (0.05 - 0.986) |
0.248 |
|
Master's degree or bachelor's degree |
0.68 (0.284 - 1.629) |
0.387 |
|
Master's degree or higher |
0.84 (0.226 - 3.155) |
0.801 |
|
Father's job |
|
|
|
Employee |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Worker |
0.5 (0.125 - 1.999) |
0.327 |
|
Businessman |
0.75 (0.219 - 2.574) |
0.647 |
|
Retired |
0.96 (0.336 - 2.727) |
0.776 |
|
Other |
1.25 (0.27 - 5.795) |
0. 934 |
|
Mother's job |
|
|
|
Housekeeper |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Employee |
0.67 (0.093 - 4.842) |
0.692 |
|
Birth rank in the family |
|
|
|
First |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Second |
0.65 (0.245 - 1.701) |
0.376 |
|
Third |
3.61 (0.707 - 18.469) |
0.123 |
|
Fourth and above |
0.36 (0.09 - 1.445) |
0.15 |
|
Number of family members |
|
|
|
Four to six people |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Seven or more people |
0.74 (0.261 - 2.077) |
0.564 |
|
Economic status of the family |
|
|
|
Undesirable |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Average |
0.07 (0.014 - 0.369) |
0.102 |
|
Desirable |
3.97 (0.972 - 16.189) |
0. 008 |
|
Oral health literacy |
|
|
|
Insufficient |
1.00 (ref.) |
|
|
Borderline |
3.91 (1.526 - 9.956) |
0.004 |
|
Enough |
5.54 (1.483 - 20.683) |
0.011 |
Table 2: Factors affecting the adoption of dental caries prevention behaviors among the students in the logistic regression model
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