Table 1.
Distribution (%) of students according to socio-demographic, oral health and oral health care related variables (N = 531).
| Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age group | |
| 12–13 | 122 (23.0) |
| 14 | 205 (38.7) |
| 15 | 204 (38.3) |
| School | |
| Public | 412 (77.7) |
| Private | 119 (22.3) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi | 478 (90.0) |
| Non-Saudi | 53 (10.0) |
| Father’s educationa | |
| Secondary or below | 87 (35.2) |
| University | 208 (40.2) |
| Postgraduate education | 128 (24.6) |
| Mother’s educationa | |
| Secondary or below | 269 (50.7) |
| University | 218 (42.1) |
| Postgraduate education | 38 (7.2) |
| Self-rated oral health | |
| Excellent or good | 500 (94.1) |
| Poor | 31 (5.9) |
| Dental visit | |
| Once in the last 2 years | 145 (27.3) |
| >Once in the last 2 years | 386 (72.7) |
| Type of dental clinic | |
| Government | 130 (24.5) |
| Private | 401 (75.5) |
| Reasons of dental visita | |
| Dental pain | 190 (36.5) |
| Routine | 331 (63.5) |
| Last visit with paina | |
| Yes | 234 (44.5) |
| No | 292 (55.5) |
a
Some students did not answer all the questions.