Table 1 Socio-demographic, clinical and behavioral variables of the participants (n=203)
Characteristics | N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 114 (56.2) |
Female | 89 (43.8) | |
Area | Urban | 174 (85.7) |
Rural | 29 (14.3) | |
Father’s education | Low | 26 (12.8) |
Medium | 104 (51.2) | |
High | 73 (36.0) | |
Mother’s education | Low | 20 (9.9) |
Medium | 125 (61.6) | |
High | 58 (28.6) | |
Socio-economic status variable | Low | 51 (25.1) |
Middle | 152 (74.9) | |
Tooth brushing | Regular | 180 (88.7) |
Irregular | 23 (11.3) | |
Dental flossing | ≥ twice a day | 89 (43.8) |
≤ once a day | 114 (56.2) | |
Dental attendance | Regular check up | 97 (47.8) |
Symptom oriented | 106 (52.2) | |
Sugar-sweetened snack intake | High consumer | 82 (40.4) |
Low consumer | 121 (59.6) | |
Caries | DMFT≥1 | 188 (92.6) |
DMFT=0 | 15 (7.4) | |
Gingival index | GI≤1 | 107 (52.7) |
GI>1 | 96 (47.3) | |
Malocclusion | Present | 25 (12.3) |
Not present | 178 (87.7) |