Table 2 Logistic regression models results
Variable | OR | SEa | 95% CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1. Knowledge of the main risk factors of oral diseases | ||||
Log likelihood = -335.4, χ 2 = 24.61 (5 df), p = 0.0002 | ||||
Primary practice type | 0.53 | 0.12 | 0.33–0.84 | 0.007 |
Number of hours worked per week | 1.29 | 0.13 | 1.06–1.57 | 0.012 |
Beliefs that oral diseases may be prevented | 1.56 | 0.29 | 1.08–2.26 | 0.017 |
Gender | 1.41 | 0.27 | 0.97–2.05 | 0.07 |
Sources of information about the prevention of oral diseases | 1.5 | 0.45 | 0.83–2.71 | 0.17 |
Model 2. Attitude that pediatricians have an important role in preventing oral diseases and that they can perform an oral health examination | ||||
Log likelihood = -82.40, χ 2 = 10.22 (3 df), p = 0.017 | ||||
Knowledge of the main risk factors of oral diseases | 3.36 | 1.49 | 1.41–8.04 | 0.006 |
Perform an oral health examination once a year | 0.6 | 0.26 | 0.25–1.43 | 0.25 |
Number of patients seen in a workday | 0.87 | 0.14 | 0.63–1.19 | 0.39 |
Model 3. Prescribing dietary fluoride supplements | ||||
Log likelihood = -107.16, χ 2 = 89.53 (6 df), p < 0.00001 | ||||
Attitude that fluoride supplementation is important for the prevention of dental caries | 17.87 | 6.99 | 8.3–38.47 | <0.0001 |
Number of patients seen in a workday | 1.69 | 0.26 | 1.24–2.31 | 0.001 |
Sources of information about the prevention of oral diseases | 4.35 | 2.03 | 1.74–10.86 | 0.002 |
Years in practice | 1.08 | 0.28 | 1.02–1.14 | 0.004 |
Age | 0.61 | 0.12 | 0.41–0.91 | 0.016 |
Primary practice type | 0.44 | 0.18 | 0.19–1.01 | 0.054 |
Model 4. Recommend an oral health examination once a year | ||||
Log likelihood = -321.81, χ 2 = 41.33 (5 df), p <0.00001 | ||||
Attitude that routine dental visit is important in preventing oral diseases | 7.39 | 3.29 | 3.08–17.71 | <0.0001 |
Primary practice type | 0.54 | 0.14 | 0.33–0.88 | 0.014 |
Gender | 0.69 | 0.13 | 0.47–1.01 | 0.059 |
Number of hours worked per week | 1.2 | 0.12 | 0.98–1.47 | 0.078 |
Attitude that pediatricians have an important role in preventing oral diseases | 1.65 | 0.71 | 0.71–3.87 | 0.25 |