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Table 2 Sociodemographic correlates of oral hygiene practices in logistic regressions

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

 

Visited a dentist within the last 6 months (N = 4677)

Cleaning teeth at least once a day (N = 4668)

Cleaning teeth at least twice a day (N = 4668)

Use of fluoridated toothpaste (N = 4421)

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

cOR (95% CI)

aOR (95% CI)

Gender

 Men

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Women

1.4 (0.9–2.1)

1.6 (1.1–2.5)*

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

 > 1.0 (0.9–1.2)

 > 1.0 (1.1–1.3)*

1.4 (1.2–1.6)***

0.7 (0.6–0.8)***

0.7 (0.6–0.8)***

Place of residence

 Rural

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Urban

2.6 (1.7–3.9)***

1.4 (0.9–2.3)

2.9 (2.3–3.8)***

2.2 (1.6–2.8)***

2.0 (1.7–2.3)***

1.6 (1.3–1.9)***

3.9 (3.3–4.5)***

2.4 (2.0–2.8)***

Age (in years)

 45–64

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 30–44

0.9 (0.5–1.3)

0.7 (0.5–1.1)

1.8 (1.5–2.1)***

1.7 (1.4–2.0)***

1.3 (1.1–1.5)**

1.2 (1.1–1.4)*

1.5 (1.3–1.8)***

1.4 (1.2–1.7)***

 25–30

0.7 (0.4–1.1)

0.5 (0.3–0.9)*

1.9 (1.5–2.3)***

1.8 (1.4–2.2)***

1.6 (1.4–1.9)***

1.5 (1.3–1.8)***

1.6 (1.3–1.9)***

1.4 (1.2–1.8)***

Education level

 Not formal/not education

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Primary

2.2 (1.3–3.5)**

2.5 (1.5–4.1)***

1.9 (1.5–2.4)***

1.5 (1.1–1.9)**

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

2.6 (2.2–3.1)***

1.9 (1.6–2.3)***

 Secondary or more

4.9 (3.0–8.1)***

5.7 (3.4–9.4)***

13.4 (6.0–30.3)***

8.1 (3.5–18.4)***

4.8 (3.8–6.1)***

4.0 (3.1–5.2)***

11.6 (8.9–15.0)***

6.7 (5.1–8.9)***

Occupation

 Job with inconstant income/jobless

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Occupation with regular income

(0.4–1.0)

0.8 (0.5–1.3)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.2 (1.1–1.4)*

1.2 (1.1–1.4)**

1.6 (1.4–1.9)***

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

0.9 (0.7–1.1)

Marital status

 Singles

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

 Married/cohabiting

(0.5–1.4)

1.2 (0.7–2.1)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

1.2 (0.9–1.5)

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.4 (1.2–1.7)**

0.6 (0.5–0.8)***

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

  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 fluoridated (247) were not included in this analysis. Stars indicate significant p values only, and *p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.01, ***p value < 0.001; aOR: adjusted odds ratio; cOR: crude odds ratio