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Table 5 Construct validity: rank correlations between total scale and subscales scores, and global ratings of oral health and overall health (n = 150)

From: Evaluation of the reliability and validity of the Early Childhood Oral Health Impact Scale (ECOHIS) questionnaire translated into Malagasy

ECOHIS

Global ratings of

 

Oral health

Overall health

r

p-value

r

p-value

Total scale

.763

0.000

.694

0.000

Child impact section

.781

0.000

.760

0.000

Subscales

 Symptom

.554

0.000

.527

0.000

 Function

.650

0.000

.613

0.000

 Psychology

.468

0.000

.510

0.000

 Self-image

.467

0.000

.509

0.000

Family impact section

.494

0.000

.378

0.000

 Parental distress

.445

0.000

.344

0.000

 Family function

.502

0.000

.380

0.000

  1. r-Spearman correlation coefficient; p value