Table 2 Socio-demographic correlates of oral hygiene practices
| Â | Cleaning teeth at least once a day | Cleaning teeth at least twice a day | Use of fluoridated toothpaste | Visited a dentist within the last 6Â months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | Crude OR | Adjusted OR | Crude OR | Adjusted OR |
Age Group (Years) | ||||||||
 15–29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 30–44 | 0.38(0.22–0.63) | 0.6(0.4–1.1) | 0.6(0.4–0.8) | 0.9(0.6–1.3) | 0.6(0.5–0.7) | 1.1(0.8–1.4) | 1.4(0.9–2.4) | 2.0(1.0–3.8) |
 45–69 | 0.17(0.10–0.29) | 0.4(0.2–0.8) | 0.4(0.3–0.6) | 0.9(0.6–1.4) | 0.4(0.3–0.5) | 0.9(0.7–1.2) | 2.2(1.3–3.5) | 3.6(1.8–7.1) |
Gender | ||||||||
 Men | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Women | 0.7(0.4–0.9) | 1.3(0.9–1.91) | 1.1(0.8–1.5) | 1.7(1.1–2.4) | 0.6(0.5–0.8) | 1.2(0.9–1.5) | 1.6(0.9–2.7) | 2.2(1.2–3.8) |
Ecological Belt | ||||||||
 Hill | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Mountain | 0.4(0.2–0.8) | 0.5(0.2–1.1) | 0.4(0.6–2.4) | 0.5(0.8–3.3) | 0.8(0.5–1.4) | 1.1(0.7–1.8) | 1.1(0.4–3.5) | 1.6(0.5–5.2) |
 Terai | 4.4(2.7–7.0) | 4.9(3.1–7.8) | 1.0(0.7–1.6) | 1.1(0.7–1.7) | 0.7(0.5–0.9) | 0.7(0.5–0.9) | 1.0(0.6–1.7) | 1.2(0.6–2.1) |
Residence | ||||||||
 Rural | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Urban | 2.1(1.0–4.5) | 1.5(0.7–3.1) | 2.0(1.3–3.2) | 1.6(0.9–2.6) | 2.8(1.9–4.4) | 2.3(1.5–3.4) | 2.1(1.2–3.5) | 1.9(1.1–3.6) |
Education Level | ||||||||
 Non Formal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Primary | 3.1(2.0–4.6) | 3.0(2.0–4.4) | 1.8(1.2–2.9) | 2.0(1.2–3.1) | 3.1(2.4–3.9) | 3.0(2.4–4.0) | 1.0(0.6–1.7) | 1.6(1.0–2.6) |
 Secondary | 13.0(6.0–28.1) | 10.3(4.4–24.0) | 3.8(2.6–5.7) | 4.0(2.4–6.3) | 7.2(5.3–9.9) | 7.2(5.1–10.3) | 0.7(0.5–1.1) | 1.4(0.8–2.4) |
 Higher | 11.2(3.1–40.2) | 9.0(2.9–27.7) | 5.7(3.7–9.0) | 5.6(2.9–10.6) | 16.0(10.6–24.3) | 14.3(8.7–23.7) | 1.3(0.8–2.4) | 2.8(1.4–5.4) |
Marital Status | ||||||||
 Never Married | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Currently Married | 0.3(0.1–0.8) | 1.1(0.4–2.6) | 0.5(0.6–2.4) | 0.8(0.4–1.2) | 0.4(0.2–0.6) | 0.9(0.5–1.5) | 1.1(0.6–2.2) | 0.7(0.3–1.7) |
 Divorced/Widowed/Separated | 0.1(0.0–0.2) | 0.4(0.2–1.1) | 0.2(0.7–1.6) | 0.6(0.2–1.3) | 0.2(0.1–0.3) | 0.8(0.4–1.5) | 1.5(0.6–3.5) | 0.7(0.2–2.0) |