Table 1 Demographic characteristics and KAP scores.
From: Parental knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding malocclusion in preschool children
N = 2811 | N (%) | Knowledge | P | Attitude | P | Practice | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||||
Total score | 3.71 (2.52) | 26.50 (8.16) | 40.98 (5.64) | ||||
Child’s age | |||||||
Under 4 years | 465 (16.5) | 3.97 (2.62) | < 0.001 | 26.95 (8.21) | 0.089 | 41.40 (5.37) | 0.009 |
4–6 years | 1684 (59.9) | 3.83 (2.52) | 26.51 (8.09) | 41.10 (5.58) | |||
6 years and above | 662 (23.6) | 3.24 (2.39) | 26.13 (8.30) | 40.40 (5.95) | |||
Malocclusion status of the child | |||||||
Yes | 53 (1.9) | 4.42 (2.35) | < 0.001 | 29.94 (8.23) | < 0.001 | 41.62 (5.79) | 0.039 |
No | 2506 (89.1) | 3.76 (2.51) | 26.77 (8.13) | 41.04 (5.62) | |||
Uncertain | 252 (9.0) | 3.06 (2.58) | 23.08 (7.57) | 40.29 (5.80) | |||
Gender | |||||||
Male | 1091 (38.8) | 3.61 (2.52) | 0.073 | 26.43 (8.37) | 0.723 | 40.75 (5.92) | 0.231 |
Female | 1720 (61.2) | 3.78 (2.51) | 26.54 (8.03) | 41.14 (5.46) | |||
Age | |||||||
Under 28 years | 457 (16.3) | 3.69 (2.41) | 0.05 | 27.81 (7.88) | < 0.001 | 41.00 (5.43) | 0.007 |
28–34 years | 1393 (49.6) | 3.82 (2.53) | 26.54 (8.19) | 41.21 (5.81) | |||
35 years and above | 961 (34.2) | 3.57 (2.55) | 25.80 (8.17) | 40.65 (5.48) | |||
Education | |||||||
College or below | 2097 (74.6) | 3.46 (2.41) | < 0.001 | 25.90 (7.93) | < 0.001 | 40.79 (5.69) | 0.003 |
Bachelor’s degree | 676 (24.0) | 4.43 (2.68) | 28.27 (8.63) | 41.57 (5.50) | |||
Master’s degree and above | 38 (1.4) | 4.76 (2.94) | 27.76 (7.32) | 41.32 (5.14) | |||
Family history of malocclusion | |||||||
Yes | 66 (2.3) | 4.33 (2.23) | 0.032 | 28.06 (7.90) | 0.148 | 41.48 (5.37) | 0.858 |
No | 2745 (97.7) | 3.70 (2.52) | 26.46 (8.16) | 40.97 (5.65) | |||
Occupation: | |||||||
Manual laborer | 305 (10.9) | 2.82 (2.24) | < 0.001 | 24.48 (7.46) | < 0.001 | 39.55 (6.59) | < 0.001 |
Employee | 822 (29.2) | 4.57 (2.54) | 27.97 (8.52) | 41.59 (5.43) | |||
Self-employed | 314 (11.2) | 3.77 (2.55) | 27.32 (7.88) | 42.11 (5.15) | |||
Unemployed | 165 (5.9) | 3.24 (2.46) | 24.68 (8.42) | 40.15 (5.79) | |||
Other | 1205 (42.9) | 3.40 (2.40) | 26.03 (7.92) | 40.76 (5.52) | |||
Current residence | |||||||
Rural | 869 (30.9) | 3.20 (2.40) | < 0.001 | 25.36 (7.58) | < 0.001 | 40.28 (5.79) | < 0.001 |
Urban | 1942 (69.1) | 3.94 (2.54) | 27.00 (8.36) | 41.30 (5.55) | |||
Family annual income | |||||||
100,000 RMB | 2026 (72.1) | 3.49 (2.49) | 26.05 (8.05) | 40.65 (5.62) | |||
100,000 -200,000 RMB | 604 (21.5) | 4.26 (2.46) | 27.74 (8.27) | 41.82 (5.53) | |||
Over 200,000 RMB | 181 (6.4) | 4.34 (2.67) | 27.38 (8.53) | 41.96 (5.89) | |||
Current number of children in the family | |||||||
1 | 957 (34.0) | 3.92 (2.56) | < 0.001 | 26.66 (8.20) | 0.316 | 41.01 (6.31) | 0.121 |
2 | 1638 (58.3) | 3.68 (2.51) | 26.49 (8.15) | 41.05 (5.23) | |||
3 or more | 216 (7.7) | 3.03 (2.23) | 25.81 (8.07) | 40.39 (5.56) | |||
