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Table 5 Indicators for good oral hygiene among SIYP in Osun and Lagos States, Nigeria (N = 845)

From: Association between water, sanitation, general hygiene and oral hygiene practices of street-involved young people in Southwest Nigeria

Variables

Model 1

Model 2

OR

95% Confidence interval

P-value

AOR

95% Confidence interval

P-value

Water collection and storage

 Poor

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

1.91

1.18–3.10

0.01

1.84

1.09–3.09

0.021

Handwashing

 Poor

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

1.10

0.64–1.90

0.73

0.83

0.45–1.52

0.55

Sanitation

 Poor

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

1.17

0.70–1.96

0.76

1.16

0.67–2.03

0.59

Waste disposal

 Poor

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Good

1.32

0.74–2.37

0.85

1.17

0.62–2.19

0.63

Oral hygiene knowledge

 Poor

   

1.00

1.00

 Good

   

6.16

3.54–10.72

< 0.001

Sex

 Male

   

1.00

1.00

 Female

   

0.93

0.55–1.58

0.80

Age

 10–14 years

   

1.00

1.00

 15–19 years

   

0.80

0.44–1.45

0.47

 20–24 years

   

0.61

0.30–1.27

0.19

Residence

 Osun

   

1.00

1.00

 

 Lagos

   

2.38

1.32–4.31

0.004

Ever attended school

 No

   

1.00

1.00

 Yes

   

0.58

0.23–1.48

0.26

Marital status

 Single

   

1.00

1.00

 Married

   

1.01

0.35–2.95

0.98