Impact of an Oral Health Education Workshop on Parents’ Oral Health Knowledge, Attitude, and Perceived Behavioral Control among African Immigrants

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants.

Characteristics	Frequency* (%)
Family structure
Single parent	56 (53.3%)
Both parents	41 (39.0%)
Immigration status
Refugee	81 (77.1%)
Family class	13 (12.4%)
Economic class	8 (7.6%)
Number of children/family
One	27 (25.7%)
Two	24 (22.9%)
Three and more	52 (49.5%)
Mother’s level of education
High school or under	74 (70.5%)
Postsecondary or above	26 (24.8%)
Monthly income level
<$2,000	41 (39.0%)
$2,000–$4,000	51 (48.5%)
>$4,000	5 (4.8%)
Mother’s age (year)
Mean	35.03 (SD ±5.02)
Range	22 to 46
Child’s birth place
Canada	54 (51.4%)
Outside of Canada	48 (45.7%)
Child’s dental insurance
Has insurance	55 (52.4%)
No insurance	47 (40.5%)
Child’s dental visit
Never had dental visit	33 (31.4%)
Over one year	22 (21.0%)
Within the last 12 months	46 (43.8%)

∗percentage total not equal to 100 owing to non-response.