Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic and self-perceived variables between face-to-face interview (FTFI) and self-administrated questionnaire (SAQ) groups
From: Comparison of the self-administered and interviewer-administered modes of the child-OIDP
Characteristics | FTFI group (n = 72) | SAQ group (n = 72) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Sex* | 0.614 | ||||
Boys | 33 | 45.8 | 30 | 41.7 | |
Girls | 39 | 54.2 | 42 | 58.3 | |
Social deprivation* | 0.731 | ||||
Low deprivation | 26 | 36.1 | 28 | 38.9 | |
Higher deprivation | 46 | 63.9 | 44 | 61.1 | |
Age | 0.959 | ||||
Mean ± S.D. | 12.18 ± 1.59 | 12.24 ± 2.02 | |||
Self-rated oral health status | 0.508 | ||||
Poor | 4 | 5.6 | 7 | 9.8 | |
Fair | 24 | 33.3 | 24 | 33.3 | |
Good | 44 | 61.1 | 41 | 56.9 | |
Self-perceived need to wear braces | 0.947 | ||||
A little | 19 | 26.4 | 17 | 23.6 | |
Maybe | 23 | 31.9 | 26 | 36.1 | |
A lot | 30 | 41.7 | 29 | 40.3 | |
Happiness with dental appearance | 0.554 | ||||
Unhappy | 36 | 50.0 | 37 | 51.4 | |
No bothered | 19 | 26.4 | 24 | 33.3 | |
Happy | 17 | 23.6 | 11 | 15.3 | |
Frequency of thinking of dental appearance | 0.422 | ||||
Not often | 17 | 23.6 | 13 | 18.1 | |
Sometimes | 28 | 38.9 | 42 | 58.3 | |
A lot | 27 | 37.5 | 17 | 23.6 | |