Table 1 Descriptive statistics for demographic data and basic characteristics of the study participants (n = 314)
Demographic data | Â |
|---|---|
Gender [n (%)] | |
 Male | 141 (44.9%) |
 Female | 173 (55.1%) |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 32.2 ± 4.8 |
Residence n (%) | |
 Urban | 230 (73.2%) |
 Rural | 84 (26.8%) |
Education [n (%)] | |
 Less than primary school | 3 (1%) |
 Primary school completed | 4 (1.3%) |
 Secondary school completed | 18 (5.7%) |
 High school completed | 43 (13.7%) |
 College/University completed | 236 (75.2%) |
 Postgraduate degree | 10 (3.2%) |
Smoking habits | |
 Yes | 125 (39.8%) |
 No | 189 (60.2%) |
The prevalence of alcohol drinking in last 30Â days | |
 Yes | 4 (1.3%) |
 No | 189 (60.2%) |
Self-assessment of oral health | |
 Excellent | 3 (1%) |
 very good | 93 (29.6%) |
 good | 120 (38.2%) |
 average | 76 (24.2%) |
 poor | 17 (5.4%) |
 very poor | 5 (1.6%) |
Frequency of cleaning teeth | |
 Never | 6 (1.9%) |
 Once a month | 11(3.5%) |
 2–3 times a month | 42(13.4%) |
 Once a week | 95(30.3%) |
 2–6 times a week | 100(31.8%) |
 Once a day | 48(15.3%) |
 Twice or more a day | 12(3.8%) |
Method of cleaning | |
 Tooth brush | 307/308(99.7%) |
 Wooden tooth picks | 17/308(5.5%) |
 Plastic tooth picks | 7/308(2.3%) |
 Dental floss | 13/308(4.2%) |
 Mouthwash | 31/308(10.1% |
 Miswak\chew stick | 10/308(3.2%) |
Use of tooth paste | |
 Yes | 308/308(100% |
 No | 0/308 (0%) |