Table 1.
Percentage of Nigerian dental students complying with various oral health behaviours according to their gender and age
| ROSC and its component | *Gender |
P value | *Age Group (years) |
P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Male |
Female |
22- 27 |
28 - 48 |
|||
| n = 106 | n = 71 | N =103 | N =65 | |||
| Tooth brushing more than once a day –R |
50.0 |
43.7 |
0.71 |
46.6 |
46.2 |
0.96 |
| Use of fluoridated toothpaste always –R |
94.3 |
97.2 |
0.64 |
57.3 |
43.1 |
0.07 |
| Between meal sugar consumption less than once daily – R |
55.7 |
35.2 |
0.24 |
95.1 |
87.7 |
0.50 |
| Dental flossing at least once a day |
4.7 |
11.3 |
**0.03 |
4.9 |
4.6 |
0.94 |
| Dental checkup within past year |
47.2 |
81.7 |
0.13 |
35.0 |
33.8 |
0.93 |
| Dental check up by dentists or classmate |
77.4 |
66.2 |
0.40 |
63.1 |
33.8 |
**0.001 |
| Non smoking |
97.2 |
98.6 |
0.80 |
82.5 |
69.2 |
0.15 |
| Recommended oral self-care - 3xR | 29.2 | 16.9 | 0.37 | 14.6 | 43.1 | **0.00 |
*only 177 and 168 of the 179 respondents indicated their gender and age respectively.
**statistically significant difference R – the elements included in the recommended oral self-care package.