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. 2024 Mar 9;24:315. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04049-4

Table 2.

Oral hygiene practices among households (n = 1190) in a rural setting of northwest Ethiopia, May 2016

Variables Frequency Percent
All the family members wash their mouth with clean water in everyday morning
 Yes 776 65.2
 No 414 34.8
All the family members wash their mouth with clean water after eating
 Yes 590 49.6
 No 600 50.4
Do all the family members scrub their teeth using toothbrush sticks
 Yes 356 29.9
 No 834 70.1
Traditional gum pricking
 Yes 173 14.5
 No 1017 85.5
Oral hygiene
 Poor hygiene 680 57.1
 Good hygiene 510 42.9