Table 4 Gender variation of oral health problems among school children
Oral health Status | Gender | Total | *P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boy N = 318 | Girl N = 160 | |||
Condition of teeth | ||||
Excellent | 4 (1.2%) | 4 (2.5%) | 8 (1.7%) | 0.72 |
Very good | 12 (3.7%) | 6 (3.7%) | 18 (3.8%) | |
Good | 38 (11.9%) | 16 (10.0%) | 54 (11.3%) | |
Average | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Poor | 257 (80.8%) | 127 (79.3%) | 384 (80.3%) | |
Very poor | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Condition of gums | ||||
Excellent | 56 (17.6%) | 26 (16.2%) | 82 (17.2%) | 0.39 |
Very good | 107 (33.6%) | 53 (33.1%) | 160 (33.5%) | |
Good | 62 (19.4%) | 26 (16.2%) | 88 (18.4%) | |
Average | 51 (16.0%) | 33 (20.6%) | 84 (17.6%) | |
Poor | 21 (6.6%) | 7 (4.3%) | 28 (5.9%) | |
Very poor | 16 (5.0%) | 14 (8.7%) | 30 (6.3%) | |
Toothache within past 6 months | ||||
Often | 117 (36.7%) | 56 (35.0%) | 173 (36.2%) | 0.21 |
Occasionally | 77 (24.2%) | 30 (18.7%) | 107 (22.4%) | |
Rarely | 67 (21.0%) | 22 (13.7%) | 89 (18.6%) | |
Never | 38 (11.9%) | 25 (15.6%) | 63 (13.2%) | |
Difficulty of chewing in past 6 months | ||||
No | 18 (5.6%) | 11 (6.8%) | 29 (6.1%) | 0.13 |
Yes | 70 (22.0%) | 21 (13.1%) | 91 (19.0%) | |
Don’t Remember | 201 (63.2%) | 100 (62.5%) | 301 (63.0%) | |
Difficulty to bite hard food | ||||
No | 45 (14.1%) | 19 (11.8%) | 64 (13.4%) | 0.36 |
Yes | 37 (11.6%) | 12 (7.5%) | 49 (10.3%) | |
Don’t Remember | 213 (66.9%) | 110 (68.7%) | 323 (67.6%) | |
Avoid smile due poor oral health | ||||
No | 1 (0.3%) | 0 | 1 (0.2%) | 0.31 |
Yes | 87 (27.3%) | 56 (35.0%) | 143 (29.9%) | |
Don’t Remember | 210 (66.0%) | 102 (63.7%) | 312 (65.3%) | |
Friends make fun of my teeth | ||||
No | 32 (10.1%) | 13 (8.1%) | 45 (9.4%) | 0.10 |
Yes | 154 (48.4%) | 63 (39.3%) | 217 (45.4%) | |
Don’t Remember | 120 (37.7%) | 75 (46.8%) | 195 (40.8%) | |
Dissatisfied with my teeth appearance | ||||
No | 13 (4.1%) | 3 (1.8%) | 16 (3.3%) | 0.13 |
Yes | 291 (91.5%) | 157 (98.1%) | 448 (93.7%) | |