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Number (%) of 12-year-old schoolchildren with caries experience and self-reported bad state of teeth according to area of residence and gender.
| DMFT > 0 n (%) | Bad state of teeth n (%) | |
| Urban | ||
| all | 74 (33)* | 63 (28)* |
| girls | 34 (38) | 35 (27) |
| boys | 40 (30) | 28 (31) |
| Rural | ||
| all | 152 (25) | 131 (21) |
| girls | 66 (25) | 86 (25)† |
| boys | 86 (25) | 45 (17) |
* Chi-square test, p < 0.05 (comparison between urban and rural)
† Chi-square test, p < 0.05 (comparison between girls and boys in rural area)
