N = 388

Distribution

Dental caries

p

Variables

N (%)

No

N (%)

Yes

N (%)

Sex

Girl

56 (14.4%)

42 (75%)

14 (25%)

p < 0.001

Boy

332 (85.6%)

162 (48.8%)

170 (51.2%)

Area of origin

Rural

252 (65%)

141 (55.9%)

111 (44.1%)

p < 0.070

Urban

136 (35%)

63 (46.3)

73 (53.7%)

Frequency of financial support

No

72 (18.5%)

45 (62.5%)

27 (37.5%)

p < 0.174

Rarely

140 (45.4%)

70 (50%)

70 (50%)

Frequently

176 (36.1%)

89 (50.6%)

87 (49.4%)

Age

Moyenne = 9.98 ± 1.50

p < 0.046

Seven years

32 (8.3%)

22 (68.7%)

10 (31.3%)

Eight years

35 (9%)

14 (40%)

21 (60%)

Nine years

74 (19.1%)

33 (44.6%)

41 (55.4%)

Ten years

96 (24.7%)

50 (52.1%)

46 (47.9%)

Eleven years

68 (17.5%)

33 (48.5%)

35 (51.5%)

Twelve years

83 (21.4%)

52 (62.6%)

31 (37.4%)

Length of stay at Daara

Moyenne = 2.30 ± 1.12

p < 0.001

One year

104 (26.8%)

49 (45.1%)

55 (52.9%)

Of them

133 (34.3%)

65 (48.9%)

68 (61.9%)

Three years

94 (24.2%)

51 (54.3%)

43 (45.7%)

Four years

39 (10.1%)

25 (64.1%)

14 (35.9%)

Five years

18 (4.7%)

14 (77.8%)

4 (22.2%)