Table 2.
Showing the relationship between socio-demographic features, dental attendance and oral hygiene tools used
| Have you ever been to a dentist? | Oral hygiene tools used | Total (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socio-demographic variable | Yes (%) | No (%) | Toothbrush (%) | Other tools (%) | |
| Age category | |||||
| <20 years | 86 (18.0) | 392 (82.0) | 440 (92.1) | 38 (7.9) | 478 (6.3) |
| 20–29 years | 352 (20.3) | 1381 (79.7) | 1520 (87.7) | 213 (12.3) | 1733 (22.7) |
| 30–39 years | 512 (25.2) | 1519 (74.8) | 1680 (82.7) | 351 (17.3) | 2031 (26.6) |
| 40–49 years | 559 (30.4) | 1279 (69.6) | 1454 (79.1) | 384 (20.9) | 1838 (24.1) |
| 50 – 59 years | 338 (34.1) | 653 (65.9) | 733 (74.0) | 258 (26.0) | 991 (13.0) |
| 60 years and above | 169 (30.2) | 390 (69.8) | 336 (60.1) | 223 (39.9) | 559 (7.3) |
| Χ2 = 101.64 p < 0.001 | Χ2 = 284.35 p < 0.001 | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 1144 (26.9) | 3161 (73.1) | 3582 (84.4) | 663 (15.6) | 4245 (55.6) |
| Male | 872 (25.8) | 2513 (74.2) | 2581 (76.2) | 804 (23.8) | 3385 (44.4) |
| p = 0.250 | p < 0.001 | ||||
| Educational Status | |||||
| Unspecified | 226 (23.9) | 720 (76.1) | 736 (77.8) | 210 (22.2) | 946 (12.4) |
| None | 133 (19.1) | 565 (80.9) | 424 (60.7) | 274 (39.3) | 698 (9.1) |
| Primary school | 219 (25.4) | 643 (74.6) | 587 (68.1) | 275 (31.9) | 862 (11.3) |
| Secondary school | 467 (22.8) | 1582 (77.2) | 1674 (81.7) | 375 (18.3) | 2049 (26.9) |
| Tertiary institution | 971 (31.6) | 2104 (68.4) | 2742 (89.2) | 333 (10.8) | 3075 (40.3) |
| Χ2 = 78.99 p < 0.001 | Χ2 = 415.61 p < 0.001 | ||||
| Occupation | |||||
| Unspecified | 317 (23.8) | 1015 (76.2) | 1028 (77.2) | 304 (22.8) | 1332 (17.5) |
| Student | 90 (17.4) | 428 (82.6) | 463 (89.4) | 55 (10.6) | 518 (6.8) |
| Unskilled worker | 432 (22.4) | 1493 (77.6) | 1355 (70.4) | 570 (29.6) | 1925 (25.2) |
| Skilled worker | 622 (28.5) | 1563 (71.5) | 1851 (84.7) | 334 (15.3) | 2185 (28.6) |
| Very skilled worker | 555 (33.2) | 1115 (66.8) | 1466 (87.8) | 204 (12.2) | 1670 (21.9) |
| Χ2 = 86.77 p < 0.001 | Χ2 = 244.17 p < 0.001 | ||||
| Geo-political Zone | |||||
| North-Central | 488 (26.2) | 1374 (73.8) | 1652 (88.7) | 210 (11.3) | 1862 (24.4) |
| North-West | 336 (28.3) | 852 (71.7) | 775 (65.2) | 413 (34.8) | 1188 (15.6) |
| South-East | 459 (27.4) | 1217 (72.6) | 1302 (77.7) | 374 (22.3) | 1676 (22.0) |
| South-South | 108 (26.3) | 303 (73.7) | 352 (85.6) | 59 (14.4) | 411 (5.4) |
| South-West | 625 (25.1) | 1868 (74.9) | 2082 (83.5) | 411 (16.5) | 249 (32.7) |
| Χ2 = 53.1 p = 0.257 | Χ2 = 289.06 p < 0.001 | ||||
| Total | 2016 (26.4) | 5614 (73.6) | 6163 (80.8) | 1467(19.2) | 7630 (100.0) |