Table 7 Distribution of 262 respondents who believed that nylon teeth is a reality by demographic characteristics and their perceived best treatment of nylon teeth
From: Current status of nylon teeth myth in Tanzania: a cross sectional study
Nylon teeth best treated by modern medicine | Nylon teeth best treated by traditional medicine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | Disagree | Agree | Disagree | Agree |
Region | ||||
Nylon teeth not known before 1990s | 15 (31.9) | 32 (68.1) | 35 (74.5) | 12 (25.5) |
Nylon teeth known before 1990s | 143 (66.5) | 72 (33.5) | 64 (29.8) | 151 (70.2) |
χ2 = 19.285; p = 0.001 | χ2 = 32.783 | p = 0.001 | ||
Sex of respondents | ||||
Male | 56 (54.4) | 47 (45.6) | 32 (31.1) | 71 (68.9) |
Female | 102 (64.2) | 57 (35.8) | 67 (42.1) | 92 (57.9) |
χ2 = 2.499; p = 0.114 | χ2 = 3.259; p = 0.071 | |||
Age groups | ||||
17–45 years (child bearing age) | 114 (59.7) | 77 (40.3) | 78 (40.8) | 113 (59.2) |
46–98 years (elders) | 44 (62.0) | 27 (38.0) | 21 (29.6) | 50 (70.4) |
χ2 = 0.113; p = 0.737 | χ2 = 2.792; p = 0.095 | |||
Education | ||||
≤ Primary education | 108 (70.6) | 45 (29.4) | 38 (23.5) | 117 (76.5) |
≥ Secondary education | 50 (45.9) | 59 (54.1) | 63 (57.8) | 46 (42.2) |
χ2 = 16.245; p = 0.001 | χ2 = 31.792; p = 0.001 | |||
Profession | ||||
Non-hospital workers | 141 (67.1) | 69 (32.9) | 56 (26.7) | 154 (62.3) |
Hospital workers | 17 (32.7) | 35 (67.3) | 43 (82.7) | 9 (17.3) |
χ2 = 20.665; p = 0.001 | χ2 = 55.651; p = 0.001 | |||