Table 2: Mean dental neglect scores by key background variables.

Variables	Mean	S.D	p value
Males Females	21.89 22.10	3.62 3.87	0.69^*
School grade
10-11 age 14-15 age	21.83 22.15	3.82 3.66	0.55^*
Family type
Two parent Others	21.97 22.01	3.91 3.52	0.94^*
House hold income
< 1,20,000 > 1,20,000	22.03 21.95	3.74 3.75	0.87^*
Source of income
Benefit/pension Salary/wages	21.88 22.11	3.95 3.57	0.67^*
Parental visiting pattern
Routine Symptom driven	21.77 22.20	3.77 3.72	0.42^*
Maternal education level
Primary only Secondary Tertiary	23.18^a 21.29^b 21.52^b	2.51 4.20 4.02	< 0.05^**
Dental service use in previous two year
Free treatment camp Private dentist Both types Neither type	22.40^a 21.12^b 22.22^a 21.91^b	3.77 3.54 3.72 3.84	< 0.05^**

Lower dental neglect- Dental Neglect Scale score of < 22, Higher dental neglect- Dental Neglect Scale score of ≥ 22;

^*: t test; ^**: Kruskal Willis test;

Kruskal-Wallis test, values in the column with different letters indicate significant differences at P < 0.05.