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Table 2 Showing the relationship between socio-demographic features, dental attendance and oral hygiene tools used

From: Self-rated oral health status, oral health service utilization, and oral hygiene practices among adult Nigerians

 

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Oral hygiene tools used

Total (%)

Socio-demographic variable

Yes (%)

No (%)

Toothbrush (%)

Other tools (%)

 

Age category

     

<20 years

86 (18.0)

392 (82.0)

440 (92.1)

38 (7.9)

478 (6.3)

20–29 years

352 (20.3)

1381 (79.7)

1520 (87.7)

213 (12.3)

1733 (22.7)

30–39 years

512 (25.2)

1519 (74.8)

1680 (82.7)

351 (17.3)

2031 (26.6)

40–49 years

559 (30.4)

1279 (69.6)

1454 (79.1)

384 (20.9)

1838 (24.1)

50 – 59 years

338 (34.1)

653 (65.9)

733 (74.0)

258 (26.0)

991 (13.0)

60 years and above

169 (30.2)

390 (69.8)

336 (60.1)

223 (39.9)

559 (7.3)

 

Χ2 = 101.64 p < 0.001

Χ2 = 284.35 p < 0.001

 

Gender

     

Female

1144 (26.9)

3161 (73.1)

3582 (84.4)

663 (15.6)

4245 (55.6)

Male

872 (25.8)

2513 (74.2)

2581 (76.2)

804 (23.8)

3385 (44.4)

 

p = 0.250

p < 0.001

 

Educational Status

     

Unspecified

226 (23.9)

720 (76.1)

736 (77.8)

210 (22.2)

946 (12.4)

None

133 (19.1)

565 (80.9)

424 (60.7)

274 (39.3)

698 (9.1)

Primary school

219 (25.4)

643 (74.6)

587 (68.1)

275 (31.9)

862 (11.3)

Secondary school

467 (22.8)

1582 (77.2)

1674 (81.7)

375 (18.3)

2049 (26.9)

Tertiary institution

971 (31.6)

2104 (68.4)

2742 (89.2)

333 (10.8)

3075 (40.3)

 

Χ2 = 78.99 p < 0.001

Χ2 = 415.61 p < 0.001

 

Occupation

     

Unspecified

317 (23.8)

1015 (76.2)

1028 (77.2)

304 (22.8)

1332 (17.5)

Student

90 (17.4)

428 (82.6)

463 (89.4)

55 (10.6)

518 (6.8)

Unskilled worker

432 (22.4)

1493 (77.6)

1355 (70.4)

570 (29.6)

1925 (25.2)

Skilled worker

622 (28.5)

1563 (71.5)

1851 (84.7)

334 (15.3)

2185 (28.6)

Very skilled worker

555 (33.2)

1115 (66.8)

1466 (87.8)

204 (12.2)

1670 (21.9)

 

Χ2 = 86.77 p < 0.001

Χ2 = 244.17 p < 0.001

 

Geo-political Zone

     

North-Central

488 (26.2)

1374 (73.8)

1652 (88.7)

210 (11.3)

1862 (24.4)

North-West

336 (28.3)

852 (71.7)

775 (65.2)

413 (34.8)

1188 (15.6)

South-East

459 (27.4)

1217 (72.6)

1302 (77.7)

374 (22.3)

1676 (22.0)

South-South

108 (26.3)

303 (73.7)

352 (85.6)

59 (14.4)

411 (5.4)

South-West

625 (25.1)

1868 (74.9)

2082 (83.5)

411 (16.5)

249 (32.7)

 

Χ2 = 53.1 p = 0.257

Χ2 = 289.06 p < 0.001

 

Total

2016 (26.4)

5614 (73.6)

6163 (80.8)

1467(19.2)

7630 (100.0)