VARIABLES/MODALITY

Dental carie

OR [ 95% CI]

p values

No

Yes

n = 77

%

n = 109

%

Age

0 - <1

0.769

[0 - 7]

24

26.3

24

22.0

1

[8 - 12[

40

25.0

40

36.7

1.75 [0.39 - 1.62 ]

0.172

[12 - 20[

27

40.7

27

24.8

0.73 [0.33 - 1.60 ]

0.424

20+

18

7.9

18

16.5

2.14 [0.75 - 6.16 ]

0.157

N/A

1

/

0

/

Gender

0.255

Male

54

70.1

67

62.0

1

Feminine

23

29.9

41

38.0

1.44 [0.77 - 2.68 ]

0.255

N/A

0

/

1

/

Level of education

0.123

No education

25

32.5

44

41.9

1

Specialized education

25

32.5

35

33.3

0.80 [0.20 - 1.95]

0.528

Maternal level

8

10.4

7

6.7

0.50 [0.16 - 1.53 ]

0.224

Primary and secondary level

19

24.7

19

18.1

0.57 [0.25 - 1.27 ]

0.168

N/A

0

/

04

/

Residence status in the reception center

0.244

Internal

3

3.9

9

8.3

1

External

74

96.1

100

91.7

0.45 [0.12 - 1.72]

0.244

N/A

0

/

0

/

Profession of father/guardian

0.003

Public employee

19

30.2

16

17.0

1

Private employee

19

30.2

17

18.1

1.06 [0.42 - 2.70]

0.899

Independent

20

31.8

43

45.7

2.55 [1.09 - 5.98]

0.031

Others (Farmer/breeder, Pupil/Student , Retired, Unemployed)

5

7.9

18

19.2

4.28 [1.30 - 14.10]

0.017

N/A

14

/

15

/

Occupation of mother/guardian

0.422

Public employee

11

14.3

7

6.9

1

Private employee

10

15.7

16

15.7

2.51 [0.73 - 8.63]

0.143

Independent

10

50.0

23

22.6

3.61 [1.08 - 12.05]

0.036

Housewife

35

12.9

52

51.0

2.33 [0.83 - 6.61]

0.110

Others (Retired, Pupil/Student )

4

7.1

4

4.0

1.57 [0.29 - 8.42]

0.598

N/A

7

/

7

/

Father’s education level

0.146

No education

7

11.1

31

31.3

1

Primary level

11

17.5

17

17.2

0.90 [0.34 - 2.37]

0.829

Secondary level

18

28.6

25

25.3

0.62 [0.25 - 1.58]

0.319

University level

27

42.9

26

26.3

2.87 [0.94 - 8.76]

0.065

N/A

14

/

10

/

Mother’s education level

0.980

No education

20

30.3

38

37.3

1

0.980

Primary level

7

10.6

21

20.6

0.35 [0.13 - 0.94]

0.038

Secondary level

27

40.9

28

27.5

0.42 [0.13 - 1.31]

0.134

University level

12

18.2

15

14.7

0.63 [0.23 - 1.74]

0.377

N/A

11

/

7

/

Type of locality

0.364

Urban

56

76.7

88

82.2

1

Peri-urban and rural

17

23.3

19

17.7

0.63 [ 0.34 - 1.48 ]

0.364

N/A

4

/

2

/