Influence of First-Time Mothers' Early Employment on Severe Early Childhood Caries in Their Child

Table 1

Characteristics of mothers in the study.

Mothers’ characteristics	Employed		Unemployed		Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Employment status					429	100.0
Full time	35	17.1	0	—	35	8.2
Part time	170	82.9	0	—	170	34.6
Unemployed	0	—	224	100.0	224	52.2
Maternal age at childbirth (years)
Under 25	80	39.0	106	47.3	186	43.4
25–29	73	35.6	68	30.4	141	32.9
30–45	52	25.4	50	22.3	102	23.8
Mother’s highest completed education
Primary	55	28.1	83	37.9	138	33.3*
Secondary	78	39.8	91	41.6	169	40.7*
Tertiary	63	32.1	45	10.5	108	26.0*
Not disclosed	9		5		14
Family status
Single parent	29	14.7	50	23.8	79	19.4**
Two parents	168	85.3	160	76.2	328	80.6**
Not disclosed	8		14		22

^*P < 0.02; ^**P < 0.03.