Table 3 Proportion of children 6–71-months-old children in Ile-Ife, Nigeria with caries risk behaviors by age group (N = 1549)
From: Epidemiological profile of early childhood caries in a sub-urban population in Nigeria
Age | Intake of refined carbohydrate in-between-meals three times a day or more n (%) | Dental service utilization in the past 12Â months n (%) | Use of fluoridated toothpaste n (%) | Toothbrushing more than once a day n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
6–11 | 8 (6.4) | 8 (6.4) | 79 (63.2) | 118 (94.4) |
12–23 | 32 (13.1) | 13 (5.3) | 218 (89.3) | 228 (93.4) |
24–35 | 40 (15.3) | 15 (5.7) | 233 (88.9) | 236 (90.1) |
36–47 | 47 (13.2) | 28 (7.9) | 338 (95.2) | 331 (93.2) |
48–59 | 41 (12.2) | 16 (4.8) | 322 (96.1) | 319 (95.2) |
60–71 | 43 (18.9) | 10 (4.4) | 217 (95.2) | 211 (92.5) |
Total | 211 (18.9) | 90 (5.8) | 1407 (90.8) | 1443 (93.2) |
p value |  < 0.001 | 0.482 |  < 0.001 | 0.251 |