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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the sample of preschool aged children and their parents (N = 127)

From: The Malay version of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (Malay-ECOHIS) – assessing validity and reliability

Demographic characteristic

Frequency

 

n

%

Child’s characteristics

  

 Age (years)

  

  6

61

48.0

  5

55

43.3

  4

11

8.7

 Gender

  

  Boys

64

50.4

  Girls

63

49.6

 Race

  

  Malay

124

97.6

  Chinese

1

0.8

  Indian

2

1.6

 Kindergarten

  

  Tadika KEMAS Nurul Jamruk (public)

45

35.4

  Tadika KEMAS Nur Ar-Rahim (public)

15

11.8

  Tadika Cahaya Taqwa (private)

67

52.8

 Child’s position in the family

  

  Eldest child

36

28.3

  Second child

35

27.6

  Third child

24

18.9

  Fourth child

21

16.5

  Fifth child

7

5.5

  Sixth child

3

2.4

  Other

1

0.8

Parent’s characteristics

  

  Relationship to child

  

  Mother

79

62.2

  Father

48

37.8

 Level of education (mother)

  

  Secondary school

48

37.8

  Diploma or equivalent

34

26.8

  University

45

35.4

 Level of education (father)

  

  Secondary school

53

41.7

  Diploma or equivalent

35

27.6

  University

39

30.7

 Monthly family incomea

  

  RM 1000 – RM 2999 (low)

27

21.3

  RM 3000 – RM 4999 (moderate)

58

45.7

   > RM 5000 (high)

42

33.0

  1. aRM = Ringgit Malaysia (RM1 = USD 0.27 = GBP 0.18)