Table 3 Distribution of Oral Health variables by district type and residence
Characteristic | Metropolitan n (%*) 251 (55.7) | Municipal n (%*) 297 (37.9) | Ordinary District n (%*) 181 (6.40) | Urban n (%*) 519 (86.3) | Rural n (%*) 210 (13.7) | Pooled n (%*) 729 (100) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disease prevalence | ||||||
Gingivitis | 216 (86.1) | 245 (82.5) | 181 (86.7) | 443 (85.3) | 175 (81.6) | 618 (84.8) |
Periodontitis | 116 (46.2) | 142 (47.8) | 80 (44.2) | 235 (45.8) | 103 (52.2) | 338 (46.7) |
Severe Periodontitis | 41 (16.3) | 32 (10.8) | 20 (11.1) | 71 (14.4) | 22 (10.4) | 93 (13.9) |
Caries | 115 (45.8) | 96 (32.3) | 75 (41.4) | 195 (39.9) | 91 (43.7) | 286 (40.4) |
Retained roots | 76 (30.3) | 63 (21.2) | 50 (27.6) | 127 (26.3) | 62 (28.8) | 189 (26.7) |
Mean teeth present | 29.5 (0.2) | 30.4 (0.2) | 30.2 (0.2) | 30.0 (0.1) | 30.2 (0.2) | 30.02(0.2) |
OH coverage | 3 (3.2) | 7 (6.9) | 4 (5.4) | 9 (4.7) | 5 (4.9) | 14 (4.7) |
Oral health characteristics | ||||||
Dentist visit | ||||||
Ever | 99 (39.8) | 84 (28.5) | 39 (21.5) | 170 (35.6) | 52 (26.2) | 222 (34.3) |
Never | 150 (60.2) | 211 (71.5) | 142 (78.5) | 345 (64.4) | 158 (73.8) | 503 (65.7) |
Last dental visit | ||||||
Within last 6 months | 6 (6.7) | 7 (8.8) | 2 (5.6) | 13 (8.0) | 2 (2.0) | 15 (7.3) |
Within last one year | 7 (7.8) | 10 (12.5) | 4 (11.1) | 17 (9.8) | 4 (4.0) | 21 (9.5) |
1- 5 years ago | 17 (18.9) | 9 (11.3) | 5 (13.9) | 24 (16.4) | 7 (15.0) | 31 (16.2) |
> 5 years ago | 60 (66.7) | 54 (67.5) | 25 (69.4) | 103 (65.9) | 36 (76.2) | 139 (76.1) |
Frequency of dental visit | ||||||
Once a year | 7 (7.3) | 8 (10.1) | 2 (5.3) | 13 (7.9) | 4 (9.5) | 17 (8.1) |
2 X a year or more | 5 (5.2) | 3 (3.8) | 1 (2.6) | 9 (5.2) | 0 | 9 (4.7) |
When problem | 84 (87.5) | 68 (86.1) | 35 (92.1) | 141 (86.9) | 46 (90.5) | 187 (87.3) |
Ever had an oral practitioner clean your teeth? | ||||||
Yes | 17 (7.1) | 16 (5.5) | 6 (3.4) | 29 (6.4) | 10 (5.4) | 39 (6.3) |
No | 221 (92.9) | 276 (94.5) | 170 (96.6) | 474 (93.6) | 193 (94.6) | 667 (93.7) |
Tooth cleaning times per day | ||||||
Once | 76 (31.9) | 83 (29.1) | 43 (25.9) | 154 (31.8) | 48 (22.3) | 202 (30.5) |
Twice or more | 161 (67.6) | 201 (70.5) | 122 (73.5) | 338 (67.9) | 146 (76.5) | 484 (69.1) |
When I remember | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (0.4) |
Main method of tooth cleaning | ||||||
Toothbrush | 172 (72.6) | 263 (91.0) | 151 (84.8) | 411 (79.5) | 174 (86.3) | 586 (80.5) |
Chewing sponge | 50 (21.1) | 18 (6.2) | 12 (6.7) | 67 (15.8) | 13 (6.2) | 80 (5.1) |
Chewing stick | 15 (6.3) | 8 (2.8) | 15 (8.4) | 20 (4.7) | 18 (7.5) | 38 (14.4) |
Texture of toothbrush | ||||||
Very hard (smokers) | 21 (9.2) | 16 (5.5) | 14 (8.2) | 37 (7.9) | 14 (6.6) | 51 (7.7) |
Hard | 57 (25.0) | 91 (31.5) | 77 (45.0) | 145 (27.8) | 80 (35.6) | 225 (28.9) |
Medium | 98 (43.0) | 117 (40.5) | 50 (29.2) | 198 (41.5) | 67 (38.4) | 265 (41.1) |
Soft | 52 (22.8) | 65 (22.5) | 30 (17.5) | 109 (22.8) | 38 (19.4) | 147 (22.3) |
Health Insurance Status | ||||||
Insured, Active | 94 (38.8) | 98 (33.2) | 63 (35.4) | 190 (37.9) | 65 (27.4) | 255 (36.5) |
Insured, Expired | 93 (38.4) | 108 (36.6) | 72 (40.5) | 187 (36.7) | 86 (45.2) | 273 (37.9) |
Not Insured | 55 (22.7) | 89 (30.2) | 43 (24.2) | 132 (25.4) | 55 (27.5) | 187 (25.7) |
Alcohol use | ||||||
Never | 118 (53.6) | 129 (46.2) | 82 (51.6) | 233 (51.4) | 96 (46.0) | 329 (50.6) |
Formerly | 18 (8.2) | 35 (12.5) | 8 (5.0) | 43 (9.1) | 18 (13.4) | 61 (9.7) |
Drink Regularly | 24 (10.9) | 10 (3.6) | 6 (3.8) | 34 (8.3) | 6 (3.1) | 40 (7.6) |
Drink Occasionally | 60 (27.3) | 105 (37.6) | 63 (39.6) | 155 (31.2) | 73 (37.6) | 228 (32.1) |
Tobacco use | ||||||
Non smoker | 229 (95.0) | 274 (95.8) | 166 (93.3) | 474 (95.3) | 195 (94.8) | 669 (95.2) |
Former smoker | 6 (2.5) | 7 (2.5) | 9 (5.1) | 16 (2.6) | 6 (3.0) | 22 (2.6) |
Current smoker | 6 (2.5) | 5 (1.8) | 3 (1.7) | 11 (2.2) | 3 (2.2) | 14 (2.2) |