Table 1 Frequency and frequency percentage of demographic variables
From: Oral status and affecting factors in Iranian ICU patients: a cross-sectional study
Variable | Frequency(%) |
|---|---|
Job | |
Self-employment | 43(%31) |
 Employed | 6(%4.3) |
 Retired | 29(%21) |
 Unemployed | 28(%20) |
 Other | 32(%23.2) |
 Total | 138(%100) |
Location | |
 Rural | 20(%14.5) |
 Urban | 118(%85.5) |
 Total | 138(%100) |
Gender | |
 Male | 93(%67.4) |
 Female | 45(%32.6) |
 Total | 138(%100) |
Marital status | |
 Single | 15(%10.9) |
 Married | 110(%79.7) |
 Widow/divorced | 13(%9.4) |
 Total | 138(%100) |
Education level | |
 Illiterate | 35(%25.4) |
 Under diploma | 61(%44.2) |
 Diploma | 37(%26.8) |
 Academic | 5(%3.6) |
 Total | 138(%100) |
Person in charge of mouth care | |
 Nurse | 120 (87.0) |
 Nurse assistance | 4 (2.9) |
 Other | 14 (10.1) |
Tooth brushing | |
 Yes | 23 (16.7) |
 No | 115 (83.3) |
Material used for mouth washing | |
 Chlorhexidine | 111 (80.5) |
 Normal saline | 18 (13) |
 Other | 9 (6.5) |
Use of emollient ointment | |
 Yes | 79 (57.2) |
 No | 59 (42.8) |