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Table 2 Caries prevalence rates in the sample children according to the localities and the statistical study for caries prevalence in relationship to the distribution as to the localities

From: Caries prevalence and dental health of 8–12 year-old children in Damascus city in Syria during the Syrian Crisis; a cross-sectional epidemiological oral health survey

Sector

Children’s Counts and Percentages

Chi Square Value

P-Value*

for the Caries Prevalence Rates

Caries-Free Counts

Caries-Free Percentages

With Caries Counts

With Caries Percentages

Total Counts

Zahera & Midan

25

12.9

169

87.1

194

67.377740

0.000

Significant

Old City

27

17.4

128

82.6

155

Al-Mazzeh

32

20.1

127

79.9

159

Al-Muhajirin

41

27.3

109

72.7

150

Dummar

19

9.6

178

90.4

197

Kafarsoseh

47

31.3

103

68.7

150

Barzeh

51

33.3

102

66.7

153

Kossor & Kassaa

55

28.8

136

71.2

191

Malki

17

11.3

134

88.7

151

Total

314 Children

20.9%

1186 Children

79.1%

1500 Children

  1. *(Chi Square)