Table 1 Associations between the demographic and the oral health determinants and the prevalence of dental caries
Variable | Frequency n (%) | Dental Caries | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Gender | Boys | 203 (50.9) | 157 (39.3%) | 46 (11.5%) | 0.069 |
Girls | 196 (49.1) | 145 (36.3% | 51 (12.8% | ||
Residency | Town | 373 (93.5) | 281 (70.4%) | 92 (23.1%) | 0.164 |
village | 26 (6.5) | 21 (5.3%) | 5 (1.3%) | ||
Region | Hail | 199 (49.9) | 149 (37.3%) | 50 (12.5%) | 0.086 |
Tabuk | 200 (50.1) | 153 (38.3%) | 47 (11.8%) | ||
Educational level of parents | Primary | 111 (27.8) | 80 (20.1%) | 32 (7.8%) | 0.050 |
Secondary | 133 (33.3) | 105 (26.3%) | 28 (7.0%) | ||
University | 155 (38.8) | 117 (29.3%) | 38 (9.5%) | ||
Brushing frequency | Sometimes | 123 (30.8) | 90 (22.6%) | 33 (8.3%) | 0.061 |
Once a day | 186 (46.6) | 145 (36.3%) | 41 (10.3%) | ||
Twice a day | 90 (22.6) | 67 (16.8%) | 23 (5.8%) | ||
Tool of cleaning | No | 10 (2.5) | 6 (1.5%) | 4 (1.0%) | 0.036 |
Miswak | 9 (2.3) | 6 (1.5%) | 3 (0.8%) | ||
Toothpick | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Toothbrush | 379 (95.0) | 289 (72.4%) | 90 (22.6%) | ||
Toothpaste | Yes | 349 (87.5) | 263 (65.9%) | 86 (21.6%) | 0.132 |
No | 50 (12.5) | 39 (9.8%) | 11 (2.8%) | ||
Sugar consumption | Never | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.8%) | 0 (0%) | 0.050 |
Sometimes | 165 (41.4) | 119 (29.8%) | 46 (11.5%) | ||
Always | 231 (57.9) | 180 (45.1%) | 51 (12.8%) | ||
Dental visits | Yes | 352 (88.2) | 262 (65.7%) | 90 (22.6%) | 0.041 |
No | 47 (11.8) | 40 (10.0%) | 7 (1.8%) | ||
If yes | Tooth pain | 180 (45.1) | 137 (34.3%) | 42 (10.5%) | 0.035 |
Check-up | 61 (15.3) | 43 (10.8%) | 18 (4.5%) | ||
Treatment | 89 (22.3) | 67 (16.8%) | 22 (5.5%) | ||
I don’t remember | 69 (17.3) | 55 (13.8%) | 14 (3.5%) | ||