Table 2 Distribution of oral conditions by socio-demographic characteristics
Characteristic | DMFT Mean (SE) | Prevalence n (%*) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caries | Gingivitis | Periodontitis | Severe periodontitis | ||
Residence | |||||
Urban | 1.83 (0.12) | 195 (39.9) | 443 (85.3) | 235 (45.8) | 71 (14.4) |
Rural | 1.81 (0.18) | 91 (43.7) | 175 (81.6) | 103 (52.2) | 22 (10.4) |
District type | |||||
Metropolitan | 2.20 (0.18) | 115 (45.8) | 216 (86.1) | 116 (46.2) | 41 (16.3) |
Municipal | 1.53 (0.16) | 96 (32.3) | 245 (82.5) | 142 (47.8) | 32 (10.8) |
Ordinary District | 1.77 (0.19) | 75 (41.4) | 181 (86.7) | 80 (44.2) | 20 (11.1) |
Sex | |||||
Male | 1.46 (0.13) | 110 (36.6) | 264 (86.3) | 150 (48.9) | 46 (16.2) |
Female | 2.08 (0.14) | 176 (42.8) | 354 (83.8) | 188 (45.3) | 47 (12.4) |
Age group | |||||
25–34 | 0.64 (0.09) | 52 (23.7) | 190 (82.2) | 71 (29.8) | 9 (4.9) |
35–44 | 1.44 (0.16) | 71 (40.8) | 152 (88.1) | 66 (40.4) | 9 (6.0) |
45–54 | 2.02 (0.23) | 57 (41.6) | 118 (84.0) | 75 (49.1) | 20 (12.7) |
55–64 | 3.03 (0.34) | 55 (51.8) | 93 (85.8) | 71 (68.1) | 30 (30.4) |
65–74 | 3.68 (0.48) | 31 (60.5) | 41 (80.5) | 34 (69.6) | 19 (44.7) |
75 + | 5.18 (0.84) | 18 (89.6) | 20 (92.3) | 18 (75.1) | 6 (15.5) |
Marital status | |||||
Never Married | 0.76 (0.13) | 40 (30.7) | 123 (87.6) | 53 (34.9) | 5 (4.3) |
Married/ Cohabiting | 1.79 (0.13) | 171 (41.5) | 358 (83.9) | 191 (45.3) | 51 (12.6) |
Separated / Divorced | 2.29 (0.33) | 31 (38.3) | 67 (82.5) | 41 (53.0) | 14 (19.5) |
Widowed | 3.79 (0.45) | 38 (55.2) | 60 (87.6) | 47 (72.2) | 21 (34.1) |
Ethnicity | |||||
Akan | 1.42 (0.21) | 47 (34.3) | 122 (84.7) | 68 (45.0) | 17 (10.8) |
Ga/ Adangbe | 1.89 (0.15) | 129 (39.6) | 279 (85.0) | 151 (48.6) | 44 (16.5) |
Ewe | 1.98 (0.22) | 73 (43.1) | 149 (89.3) | 89 (53.5) | 24 (15.2) |
Other | 2.09 (0.36) | 27 (51.8) | 42 (74.0) | 20 (34.3) | 7 (12.6) |
Educational status | |||||
No formal education | 2.65 (0.31) | 54 (49.7) | 97 (82.8) | 62 (57.7) | 19 (17.8) |
Basic education | 1.91 (0.14) | 172 (41.5) | 357 (85.4) | 201 (48.9) | 60 (16.5) |
Secondary/ SHS | 1.11 (0.17) | 36 (31.1) | 101 (81.0) | 44 (34.3) | 7 (4.7) |
Tertiary | 1.18 (0.27) | 22 (36.5) | 60 (91.6) | 28 (37.7) | 6 (8.1) |
Religion | |||||
None | 2.77 (0.78) | 7 (64.2) | 12 (90.8) | 10 (72.5) | 2 (18.4) |
Islam | 1.98 (0.31) | 30 (40.4) | 62 (76.4) | 28 (33.5) | 6 (8.0) |
Christian | 1.73 (0.11) | 237 (39.1) | 527 (85.9) | 290 (48.0) | 83 (14.7) |
Other | 2.4 (0.70) | 6 (57.0) | 9 (89.3) | 7 (75.4) | 1 (18.6) |
Average monthly Income | |||||
< GH₵ 200 | 2.16 (0.26) | 53 (43.4) | 117 (90.6) | 64 (52.4) | 17 (13.3) |
GH₵ 200–GH₵ 499 | 1.74 (0.18) | 74 (38.6) | 154 (81.1) | 76 (43.4) | 21 (13.6) |
GH₵ 500–GH₵ 999 | 1.61 (0.24) | 49 (42.2) | 102 (83.2) | 56 (43.6) | 19 (17.8) |
GH₵ 1000 + | 1.68 (0.33) | 25 (35.6) | 63 (83.9) | 27 (33.4) | 9 (10.5) |
Work status | |||||
Government | 0.95 (0.29) | 8 (26.0) | 31 (82.2) | 18 (45.1) | 4 (12.2) |
Non-government | 1.79 (0.13) | 187 (42.2) | 395 (85.6) | 212 (47.0) | 56 (13.9) |
Unemployed | 0.89 (0.17) | 20 (21.5) | 74 (81.0) | 39 (41.1) | 8 (10.1) |
Retired | 4.05 (0.54) | 32 (78.6) | 37 (83.6) | 30 (70.6) | 9 (19.5) |
Health insurance status | |||||
Insured, Active | 2.40 (0.20) | 108 (43.4) | 216 (86.7) | 130 (50.5) | 36 (14.3) |
Insured, Expired | 1.67 (0.15) | 114 (42.8) | 231 (82.9) | 106 (39.5) | 27 (10.6) |
Not Insured | 1.25 (0.15) | 59 (33.5) | 160 (85.8) | 96 (53.1) | 28 (18.4) |