Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants enrolled in the Malawi National Oral Health Survey 2013
From: Magnitude of dental caries, missing and filled teeth in Malawi: National Oral Health Survey
Males | Females | Both sexes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age group years): | ||||||
12 | 541 | 25.9 | 574 | 17.4 | 1,115 | 20.6 |
15 | 397 | 19.0 | 536 | 16.2 | 933 | 17.3 |
35–44 | 738 | 35.3 | 1,568 | 47.5 | 2,306 | 42.7 |
65–74 | 251 | 12.0 | 432 | 13.1 | 683 | 12.6 |
Others | 170 | 7.8 | 194 | 5.6 | 363 | 6.7 |
All | 2,090 | 100.0 | 3,304 | 100.0 | 5,400 | 100.0 |
Location: | ||||||
Urban | 167 | 9.1 | 160 | 5.6 | 327 | 6.9 |
Rural | 1,666 | 90.9 | 2,720 | 94.4 | 4,386 | 93.1 |
All with known location | 1,883 | 100.0 | 2,880 | 100.0 | 4,713 | 100.0 |
Tobacco use in adults aged 25–64 years | 831 | 22.9* | 1,686 | 3.1 | 2,517 | 9.7 |
Alcohol use in adults aged 25–64 years | 831 | 35.0* | 1,686 | 5.4 | 2,517 | 15.2 |