Table 1 Number and percentage of school children who reported preventive oral health practices (N = 1863)
From: Preventive oral health practices of school pupils in Southern Nigeria
Variables: preventive oral health practices | Age | P value | Sex | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8–10 yrs | 11–16 yrs | Male | Female | Total | |||
N = 1,211 | N = 1,465 | N = 1,224 | N = 1,452 | N = 2,676 | |||
1 Brushes more than once a day | 394 (32.5%) | 450 (30.7%) | 0.60 | 463 (37.8%) | 481 (33.1%) | 0.15 | 844 (31.5%) |
2 Use fluoridated toothpaste always or almost always | 1,123 (92.7%) | 1,086 (74.1%) | 0.000 | 1,017 (83.1%) | 1,192 (82.1%) | 0.50 | 2,209 (82.5%) |
3 Eat sugar-containing snacks less than once a day | 301 (24.9%) | 508 (34.7%) | 0.000 | 311 (25.4%) | 499 (34.4%) | 0.000 | 809 (30.2%) |
**Practice of recommended oral self-care | 90 (7.4%) | 119 (8.1%) | 0.000 | 84 (6.9%) | 125 (8.6%) | 0.03 | 209 (7.8%) |
4 Floss at least once a day | 42 (3.5%) | 211 (14.4%) | 0.000 | 113 (9.2%) | 140 (9.6%) | 0.72 | 253 (9.5%) |
5 Dental check-up within last 1 year | 100 (8.3%) | 239 (16.3%) | 0.000 | 178 (14.5%) | 161 (11.1%) | 0.007 | 339 (12.7%) |
6 No present smoking habit | 1,201 (99.2%) | 1,265 (86.3%) | 0.000 | 1,131 (92.4%) | 1,335 (91.9%) | 0.61 | 2,466 (92.2%) |