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Table 2 Percentage of Nigerian dental students complying with various oral health behaviours according to their level of knowledge of preventive dental care

From: Determinants of preventive oral health behaviour among senior dental students in Nigeria

Oral health behaviour

Total

Knowledge

P value

Attitude

P value

Good

Poor

Positive

Negative

n=85

n=94

n=97

n=82

Tooth brushing more than once a day

85

45

40

0.69

49.5

45.1

0.56

Use of fluoridated toothpaste always

171

89

82

0.42

94.8

91.5

0.63

Between meal sugar consumption less than once daily

85

53

32

*0.005

47.4

47.6

0.99

Dental flossing at least once a day

13

6

7

0.70

10.3

3.7

0.09

Dental check up within past year

119

59

60

0.49

66.0

67.0

0.88

Dental check-up by dentists or classmates

139

67

72

0.11

77.3

80.4

0.40

Non smoking

175

90

85

0.96

96.9

98.7

0.40

Recommended oral self care

44

28

16

0.14

24.7

24.3

0.95