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

Table 4

Characteristics of the children.

Mothers’ employment*	Employed		Unemployed		Total
Child’s characteristics*	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Gender
Male	105	51.2	115	51.3	220	51.3
Female	100	48.8	109	48.7	209	48.7
Hospitalized since discharge from hospital
No	145	74.0	156	70.6	301	72.2
Yes	51	26.0	65	29.4	116	27.8
Not disclosed	9		3		12
General health as reported by mother
Excellent	99	48.3	120	53.8	219	51.2
Very good	84	41.0	70	31.4	154	36.0
Good	22	10.7	33	14.8	55	12.9
Not disclosed	0		1		1
Caries on dental examination
No	194	94.6	211	94.2	405	94.4
Yes	11	5.4	13	5.8	24	5.6

*None of the data show a statistically significant difference between mothers’ employment status.