From: Health promoting schools and children’s oral health related quality of life
Variable | Overall | Intervention | Control | p-value† |
---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | ||||
Male | 1549 (47.2) | 612 (50.0) | 937 (45.5) | 0.012* |
Female | 1736 (52.8) | 612 (50.0) | 1124 (54.5) | |
Race | ||||
Malay | 3059 (93.1) | 1181 (96.5) | 1878 (91.1) | |
Chinese | 23 (0.7) | 2 (0.2) | 21 (1.0) | |
Indian | 148 (4.5) | 34 (2.8) | 114 (5.5) | <0.001* |
Other1 | 55 (1.7) | 7 (0.6) | 48 (2.3) | |
District | ||||
Seremban | 1240 (37.7) | 448 (36.6) | 792 (38.4) | |
Kuala Pilah | 456 (13.9) | 166 (13.6) | 290 (14.1) | |
Port Dickson | 465 (14.2) | 178 (14.5) | 287 (13.9) | |
Rembau | 347 (10.6) | 125 (10.2) | 222 (10.8) | 0.487 |
Jelebu | 247 (7.5) | 102 (8.3) | 145 (7.0) | |
Tampin | 169 (5.1) | 58 (4.7) | 111 (5.4) | |
Jempol | 361 (5.1) | 147 (12.0) | 214 (10.4) | |
Location of school | ||||
Urban | 1373 (41.8) | 539 (44.0) | 834 (40.5) | 0.045* |
Rural | 1912 (58.2) | 685 (56.0) | 1227 (59.5) | |
Father’s education level2 | ||||
Primary school | 336 (11.9) | 115 (11.0) | 221 (12.5) | |
Secondary school | 1776 (63.1) | 671 (64.3) | 1105 (62.3) | 0.291 |
College | 290 (10.3) | 115 (11.0) | 175 (9.9) | |
University | 414 (14.7) | 142 (13.6) | 272 (15.3) | |
Mother’s education level2 | ||||
Primary school | 365 (12.7) | 129 (12.2) | 236 (13.1) | |
Secondary school | 1833 (64.0) | 692 (65.4) | 1141 (63.2) | 0.688 |
College | 346 (12.1) | 125 (11.8) | 221 (12.2) | |
University | 319 (11.1) | 112 (10.6) | 207 (11.5) | |
Family income2 | ||||
< RM400 | 165 (5.7) | 56 (5.2) | 109 (6.0) | |
RM400-749 | 586 (20.3) | 196 (18.3) | 390 (21.5) | |
RM750-2299 | 1226 (42.5) | 479 (44.6) | 747 (41.2) | 0.063 |
RM2300-5599 | 618 (21.4) | 244 (22.7) | 374 (20.6) | |
>RM5600 | 290 (10.1) | 98 (9.1) | 192 (10.6) |