Table 2 Oral hygiene practices among households (n = 1190) in a rural setting of northwest Ethiopia, May 2016
From: Oral hygiene practices and associated factors among rural communities in northwest Ethiopia
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
All the family members wash their mouth with clean water in everyday morning | Â | Â |
 Yes | 776 | 65.2 |
 No | 414 | 34.8 |
All the family members wash their mouth with clean water after eating | Â | Â |
 Yes | 590 | 49.6 |
 No | 600 | 50.4 |
Do all the family members scrub their teeth using toothbrush sticks | Â | Â |
 Yes | 356 | 29.9 |
 No | 834 | 70.1 |
Traditional gum pricking | Â | Â |
 Yes | 173 | 14.5 |
 No | 1017 | 85.5 |
Oral hygiene | Â | Â |
 Poor hygiene | 680 | 57.1 |
 Good hygiene | 510 | 42.9 |