Oral health knowledge and behavior among male health sciences college students in Kuwait

BMC Oral Health

Table 1 Summary variable of knowledge concerning dental health by different background factors (ANOVA).

Variable	n	Mean	SD	P-value
Age
- 18–20 years	59	7.1	2.2
- 21–25 years	54	7.6	2.1
- 26 and over	15	8.3	2.2	0.120 ns
Marital status
- Single	107	8.3	1.9
- Married	21	7.2	2.2	0.033 *
Nationality
- Kuwaiti	69	7.9	2.1
- Non-Kuwaiti	59	6.9	2.1	0.012 *
Years in College
- One year	88	7.3	2.1
- Two or more	40	7.7	2.2	0.308 ns
Financial status
- Very good/good	116	7.4	2.2
- Below average	15	7.4	1.6	0.989 ns
Do you think that you have dental diseases?
- Yes	47	7.5	2.1
- No/Don't know	61	7.4	2.2	0.704 ns
Perceived oral health
- Poor	19	7.3	2.0
- Average	72	7.4	2.2
- Good	37	7.6	2.1	0.852 ns
Last dental visit
- During last year	77	7.4	2.2
- More than year ago	51	7.5	2.1	0.912 ns
Purpose of visit
- Examination/prevention	53	7.3	2.0
- Treatment	61	7.6	2.3	0.474 ns
Toothbrushing frequency
- Less than once a day	27	7.4	1.0
- Once a day	53	7.4	2.2
- More than once a day	41	6.9	2.4	0.187 ns
Use of fluoride toothpaste
- Yes	81	7.8	2.2
- No/don't know	40	6.6	1.9	0.002 **

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