Table 4 Distribution of urban and rural residents according to consumption of alcohol, cigarettes and oral hygiene practices by sex
From: Oral health related behaviors among adult Tanzanians: a national pathfinder survey
| Â | Urban (n = 732) | Rural = 1027 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oral health related behavior | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | Total n (%) | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Total n (%) |
Alcohol in 30 days | 90 (24.9)** | 156 (42.2) | 246 (33.6) | 213 (43.2) | 217 (40.6) | 430 (41.9) |
Ever used Cigarette | 9 (2.5)** | 95 (25.7) | 104 (14.2) | 157 (31.8) | 32 (6.0)** | 189(18.4) |
Mswaki# | 59 (16.3) | 56 (15.1) | 115 (15.7) | 215 (43.3) | 294 (55.1)** | 509 (49.6) |
Tooth paste | 341 (94.2) | 348 (94.1) | 689 (94.1) | 325 (65.9) | 357(66.9) | 682 (66.4) |
Charcoal | 16 (4.4) | 18 (4.9) | 34 (4.6) | 47 (9.5) | 89 (16.7)* | 136(13.2) |
Toothpick | 139 (38.4)* | 99 (26.8) | 238 (32.5) | 96 (19.5) | 56 (10.5)** | 152 (14.8) |
Dental visit | 195 (53.9)* | 168 (45.4) | 363 (49.6) | 173 (35.1) | 205 (38.4) | 378 (36.8) |
Factory toothbrush | 341 (94.2) | 354 (95.7) | 695 (94.9) | 340 (69.0%) | 342 (64.0) | 682 (66.4) |