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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 1794)

From: Dental caries according to CAST among Zambian adolescents; pattern, socio-demographic and behavioral correlates

Variable

% (n)

Sex

 Male

46.0 (825)

 Female

54.0 (969)

Age

 Early adolescence

56.0 (1004)

 Mid to late adolescence

44.0 (790)

Residence

 Rural

45.2 (810)

 Urban

54.8 (984)

Father’s education attainment

 Up to primary

35.9 (644)

 Secondary and above

64.1 (1150)

Mother’s education attainment

 Up to primary

40.7 (731)

 Secondary and above

59.3 (1063)

Socio-economic status

 Low to middle

43.8 (785)

 High

56.2 (1009)