Is It Mum or the Dad? Parental Factors That Influence the Use and Acceptance of Fluoride Varnish among Parents in Eastern Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Background information of the study participants (N = 623).

Variables	Responses	N (%)
Gender	Male	165 (26.5)
	Female	458 (73.5)
Mother’s age	Under 25 years	47 (7.5)
	25–30 years	84 (13.5)
	31–40 years	143 (23)
	41–50 years	214 (34.3)
	Over 50 years	135 (21.7)
Father’s age	Under 25 years	3 (0.5)
	25–30 years	39 (6.3)
	31–40 years	125 (20.1)
	41–50 years	171 (27.4)
	Over 50 years	285 (45.7)
Nationality	Saudi	590 (94.7)
	Non-Saudi	33 (5.3)
Mother’s educational level	Uneducated	53 (8.5)
	School diploma	237 (38)
	University education and above	333 (53.5)
Father’s educational level	Uneducated	37 (5.9)
	School diploma	258 (41.4)
	University education and above	328 (52.6)
Family’s income	Low-income level (≤5000 riyals per month)	67 (10.8)
	Middle income (lower middle and upper middle from 5000 to 20,000 riyals per month)	332 (53.3)
	High income (more than 20,000 riyals per month)	142 (22.8)
	Not sure	82 (13.2)
Parents work in the medical field	Yes	88 (14.1)
	No	535 (85.9)
Number of children	One child	88 (14.1)
	Two or three children	165 (26.5)
	More than three children	370 (59.4)