Table 1 Frequency distribution of socio-demographic characteristics and oral hygiene behaviors, by gender (N = 700)
Variable | Frequency N = 700 | Gender | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys 361 (51.6%) | Girls 339 (48.4%) | |||
Age | 0.02 | |||
12 years | 312 (44.6%) | 155 (42.9%) | 157 (42.5%) | |
13 years | 230 (32.9%) | 135 (37.4%) | 95 (28.0%) | |
14 years | 158 (22.6%) | 71 (19.6%) | 87 (26.6%) | |
Mean (SD) | 12.78 (0.79) | 12.77 (0.76) | 12.79 (0.82) | 0.7 |
Location | 0.1 | |||
Urban | 294 (42.0%) | 140 (38.7%) | 154 (45.4%) | |
Rural | 406 (58.0%) | 221 (61.2%) | 185 (54.6%) | |
Mother’s education1 | 0.01 | |||
Uneducated | 40 (5.7%) | 30 (8%) | 10 (2.9%) | |
Secondary School | 151 (21.6%) | 82 (22.7%) | 69 (20.3%) | |
High school | 362 (51.7%) | 180 (49.8%) | 182 (53.7%) | |
Graduate | 147 (20.7%) | 69 (19.4%) | 78 (23%) | |
Father’s education2 | 0.01 | |||
High school | 331 (47.3%) | 153 (42.4%) | 178 (52.5%) | |
Graduate | 320 (45.7%) | 185 (51.2%) | 135 (39.8%) | |
Post graduate | 49 (7.0%) | 23 (6.4%) | 26 (7.6%) | |
Oral hygiene tools | ||||
Miswak only | 99 (14.1%) | 66 (18.3%) | 33 (9.7%) | < 0.0013 |
toothbrush only | 566 (80.9%) | 272 (75.3%) | 294 (86.7%) | |
Both | 35 (5.0%) | 23 (6.4%) | 12 (3.5%) | |
Frequency of teeth cleaning | ||||
Irregular | 150 (21.4%) | 60 (16.6%) | 90 (26.5%) | < 0.0013 |
Once/day | 375 (53.6%) | 212 (58.7%) | 163 (48.0%) | |
≥ Twice per day | 175 (25.0%) | 89 (24.6%) | 86 (25.4%) | |
Last visit to a dentist (in the past year) | ||||
Never | 24 (3.4%) | 0 | 24 (7.1%) | < 0.0013 |
Once | 294 (42%) | 176 (48.7%) | 118 (34.8%) | |
Twice or more | 382 (54.6%) | 185 (51.2%) | 197 (58.1%) | |