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Table 1 Distribution of oral hygiene practices by sociodemographic characteristics

From: Oral hygiene practices and their sociodemographic correlates among adults in Burkina Faso: results from the First National Survey

Socio-demographic characteristics

Oral hygiene practices

N (un-weighted %)

Visiting dentist within the last 6 months

Cleaning teeth at least once a day % (95% CI)

Cleaning teeth at least twice a day

Use of fluoridated toothpaste

N = 4677

N = 4677

N = 4668

N = 4668

N = 4421

Age ranges (in years)

 25–30

1306 (27.9)

1.7 (1.1–2.5)

85.8 (83.8–87.7)

36.4 (33.8–39.0)

28.3 (25.8–30.9)

 30–44

1988 (42.5)

2.2 (1.6–2.9)

85.1 (83.4–86.6)

31.7 (29.6–33.8)

27.4 (25.4–29.5)

 45–64

1383 (29.6)

2.5 (1.8–3.5)

76.4 (74.1–78.6)

26.2 (23.9–28.6)

20.1 (17.9–22.5)

p value

 

NS

***

***

***

Gender

 Men

2245 (48.0)

1.8 (1.3–2.4)

83.1 (81.5–84.6)

29.9 (28.0–31.8)

29.0 (27.1–31.0)

 Women

2432 (52.0)

2.5 (1.9–3.2)

82.4 (80.8–83.9)

32.8 (30.9–34.7)

22.4 (20.7–24.2)

p value

 

NS

NS

*

***

Residence area

 Rural

3734 (79.8)

1.6 (1.3–2.1)

80.3 (79.0–81.6)

28.3 (26.8–29.7)

19.6 (18.3–21.0)

 Urban

943 (20.2)

4.1 (3.0–5.6)

92.3 (90.4–93.9)

43.7 (40.5–46.9)

48.5 (45.2–51.8)

p value

 

***

***

***

***

Education level

 No formal/no education

3618 (77.4)

1.5 (1.1–1.9)

80.2 (78.8–81.5)

28.3(26.9–29.8)

18.6 (17.3–19.9)

 Primary achieved

727 (15.5)

3.2 (2.0–4.7)

88.4 (85.9–90.7)

31.1 (27.7–34.6)

37.2 (33.7–40.9)

 Secondary or more

332 (7.1)

6.9 (4.4–10.2)

98.2 (96.1–99.3)

65.4 (60.0–70.5)

72.5 (67.4–77.2)

p value

 

***

***

***

***

Occupation

 Occupation with regular income

3497 (74.8)

1.9 (1.5–2.4)

83.1 (81.8–84.3)

32.5 (31.0–34.1)

25.3 (23.8–26.8)

 Job with not regular income

1180 (25.2)

2.8 (1.9–3.9)

81.7 (79.4–83.9)

28.0 (25.5–30.7)

26.5 (24.0–29.2)

p value

 

***

***

***

***

Marital status

 Singles

642 (13.7)

2.5 (1.4–4.0)

82.6 (81.4–83.7)

30.5 (26.9–34.2)

33.9 (30.2–37.9)

 Married/cohabiting

4035 (86.3)

2.1 (1.7–2.6)

83.8 (80.7–86.5)

31.5 (30.1–33.0)

24.3 (23.0–25.7)

p value

 

NS

NS

NS

***

  1. Nine individuals without teeth were not included in the analyses; Individuals without teeth (nine) or those who did not know if their toothpaste was or was not fluoridated (247) were not included in this analysis; NS: nonsignificant p value; *p value < 0.05; **p value < 0.01; ***p value < 0.001