Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
| Socio-demographic characteristics and oral hygiene habits |
Bad oral health |
Good oral health |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 270) | (n = 249) | ||
| Age (years), mean ± SD |
30.6 ± 7.5 |
26.8 ± 5.7 |
<0.001* |
| Gender, n (%) |
|
|
0.345 |
| Males |
254 (94.1) |
229 (92.0) |
|
| Females |
16 (5.9) |
20 (8.0) |
|
| Level of education, n (%) |
|
|
<0.001* |
| No education |
16 (5.9) |
9 (3.6) |
|
| Primary |
96 (35.6) |
38 (15.3) |
|
| Secondary |
152 (56.3) |
196 (78.7) |
|
| College/Faculty |
6 (2.2) |
6 (2.4) |
|
| Marital status, n (%) |
|
|
0.256 |
| Married |
42 (15.6) |
35 (14.1) |
|
| Permanent relationship |
64 (23.7) |
75 (30.1) |
|
| Single |
164 (60.7) |
139 (55.8) |
|
| Employment status, n (%) |
|
|
0.001* |
| Full – time job |
7 (2.6) |
21 (8.4) |
|
| Part – time job |
13 (4.8) |
17 (6.8) |
|
| Unemployed |
249 (92.2) |
204 (81.9) |
|
| Student |
1 (0.4) |
7 (2.8) |
|
| Housing, n (%) |
|
|
0.130 |
| House/apartment (own or parents’) |
209 (71.4) |
206 (82.7) |
|
| Other |
61 (22.6) |
43 (17.3) |
|
| Duration of drug injection (years), median (range) |
6 (0 – 33) |
3 (0 – 23) |
<0.001* |
| Frequency of drug injection in last month, mean ± SD |
5.7 ± 2.1 |
5.2 ± 2.1 |
0.009* |
| Frequency of teeth brushing, n (%) |
|
|
<0.001* |
| Do not brush teeth |
59 (21.9) |
6 (2.4) |
|
| Brush teeth but not every day |
70 (25.9) |
32 (12.9) |
|
| Once a day |
73 (27.0) |
88 (35.3) |
|
| Twice a day |
52 (19.3) |
98 (39.4) |
|
| After every meal |
16 (5.9) |
25 (10.0) |
|
| Regular checkups at the dentist, n (%) |
|
|
<0.001* |
| Do not go |
262 (97.0) |
218 (87.6) |
|
| Go | 8 (3.0) | 31 (12.4) |
*Statistical significance was considered p < 0.05.