Application of the integrated behavioral model to identify the predictors of toothbrushing practices among primary school children at Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia

Table 3 toothbrushing practices among primary school children, Bahir Dar city, Ethiopia, April 2021

	Variables	Frequency	Percent
Have ever brushed your teeth	Yes	526	87.52
Have ever brushed your teeth	No	75	12.48
Do you brush your teeth within the last week daily	Yes	273	45.42 (CI 0.414–0.494)
Do you brush your teeth within the last week daily	No	328	54.58
Do you brush your teeth before last week	Yes	363	60.40 (CI 0.564–0.642)
Do you brush your teeth before last week	No	238	39.60
How many times per day do you brush your teeth	Once a day	243	89.01
	Twice a day	27	9.89
	More than twice	3	1.09
When do you brush your teeth	In the morning	155	56.77
	After eating	10	3.66
	Before I go to bed	78	28.57
	In the morning and Before I go to bed	30	11.00
Practice of toothbrushing	Yes	273	45.42
Practice of toothbrushing	No	328	54.58
Access to toothpaste in our town	Yes	595	99.00
Access to toothpaste in our town	No	6	1.00
A program that is working to make students aware of tooth brushing in primary school	Yes	215	35.77
	No	386	64.23

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