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Knowledge of dental caries prevention (N=223)
| Variable | N (%) | Male N (%) |
Female N (%) |
X2 | P. value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular tooth brushing | 217 (97.3) | 143 (96.6) | 74 (98.7) | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| Visiting the dentist | 197 (88.3) | 130 (87.8) | 67 (89.3) | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| Using fluoride tooth paste | 198 (88.8) | 129 (87.2) | 69 (92) | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Eating fibrous food | 150 (67.3) | 90 (60.8) | 60 (80) | 8.3 | 0.003* |
