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Table 2 Distribution of respondents by frequency of consumption of sugary drinks/foods, number of respondents and percentage in parenthesis

From: Oral health related behaviors among adult Tanzanians: a national pathfinder survey

 

Very rarely or never

n (%)

Few times a month

n (%)

Once a week

n (%)

Several times

a week

n (%)

Everyday

n (%)

Very frequently

n (%)

Fruit

109 (6.2)

352 (20.0)

211 (12.0)

578 (32.9)

330 (18.8)

179 (10.2)

Biscuit/cake,

785 (44.6)

373 (21.2)

201 (11.4)

262 (14.9)

86 (4.9)

52 (3.0)

Doughnut

356 (20.2)

228 (13.0)

154 (8.8)

356 (20.2)

497 (28.3

168 (9.6)

Soft drinks

449 (25.5)

383(21.8)

229 (13.0)

345 (19.6)

229 (13.0)

124 (7.0)

Chewing gums

961 (54.6)

291 (16.5)

120 (6.8)

188 (10.7)

118 (6.7)

81 (4.6)

Sweets/chocolate

855 (48.6)

327 (18.6)

134 (7.6)

232 (13.2)

119 (6.8)

92 (5.2)

Jam or honey

1366 (77.7)

232 (13.2)

51 (2.9)

49 (2.8)

36 (2.0)

25 (1.4)