Table 3 Distribution of urban and rural residents according to consumption of sugared foods and fruits at least once a week by sex
From: Oral health related behaviors among adult Tanzanians: a national pathfinder survey
| Â | Urban (n = 732) | Rural (n = 1027) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral health related behavior | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | Total n (%) | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | Total n (%) |
Fruit | 321(88.7) | 323 (88.3) | 644 (88.0) | 327(61.2) | 327 (66.3) | 654 (63.7) |
Biscuit/cake | 150 (41.4) | 142 (38.4) | 292 (39.9) | 138 (25.8)* | 171 (34.7) | 309 (30.1) |
Doughnut | 268(74.0) | 272 (74.1) | 542 (74.0) | 313(58.6)* | 320 (64.9) | 633 (61.6) |
Soft drink | 260 (71.8) | 286 (77.3) | 546 (74.6) | 136 (25.5)** | 245 (49.7) | 381 (37.1) |
Jam honey | 24 (6.6) | 21 (5.7) | 45 (6.1) | 6 (1.1)* | 10 (2.0) | 16 (1.6) |
Chewing gum | 102 (28.2) | 95 (25.7) | 197 (26.9) | 122 (22.8)** | 188 (38.1) | 310 (30.2) |
Chocolate/sweets | 94 (26.0)* | 71 (19.2) | 165 (22.5) | 193 (36.1)* | 219 (44.4) | 412 (40.1) |