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Knowledge of dental caries cause (N=223)
| Variable | N (%) | Male N (%) |
Female N (%) |
X2 | P. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Because of bacteria | 176 (78.9) | 120 (81.08) | 56 (74.66) | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Amount of sugar consumed | 180 (80.7) | 117 (79.05) | 63 (84) | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Frequency of sugar consumed | 186 (83.4) | 114 (77) | 72 (96) | 12.9 | 0.0003** |
| Irregular tooth brushing | 204 (91.5) | 132 (89.2) | 2 (96) | 2.9 | 0.08 |
