Table 1.
Sociodemographic variables of study population.
| Characteristics | No. of respondents | % of respondents |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 220 | 58.20 |
| Female | 158 | 41.80 |
| Age | ||
| Mean | 30.9 | |
| SD | 10.2 | |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 155 | 41.01 |
| Married | 223 | 58.99 |
| Residential setting | ||
| Single (lives alone) | 74 | 19.58 |
| Married living with spouse | 117 | 30.95 |
| Family (lives as part of a large family) | 186 | 49.21 |
| Institution | 1 | 0.26 |
| Location | ||
| Rural | 34 | 8.99 |
| Semi‐urban | 158 | 41.80 |
| Urban | 186 | 49.21 |
| Education | ||
| Professional or honors | 22 | 5.82 |
| Graduate or post graduate | 153 | 40.48 |
| Intermediate or post high school diploma | 75 | 19.84 |
| High school certificate | 82 | 21.69 |
| Middle school certificate | 19 | 5.03 |
| Primary school certificate | 17 | 4.50 |
| Illiterate | 10 | 2.65 |
| Occupation | ||
| Professional | 67 | 17.72 |
| Semi‐profession | 24 | 6.35 |
| Clerical, shop owner | 25 | 6.61 |
| Skilled worker | 27 | 7.14 |
| Semi‐skilled worker | 43 | 11.38 |
| Unskilled worker | 49 | 12.96 |
| Unemployed | 143 | 37.83 |
| Disabilities | ||
| None | 372 | 98.41 |
| Physical | 6 | 1.59 |
| Drinking water | ||
| Bottled water | 5 | 1.32 |
| Prepared at home | 22 | 5.82 |
| Tap water | 348 | 92.06 |
| Do not know | 0 | 0.00 |
| Some other sources | 3 | 0.79 |
| Household source drinking | ||
| Town/municipal supply | 263 | 69.31 |
| Well water | 112 | 29.63 |
| Do not know | 3 | 0.79 |
| Oral Health Perceptions (a) (Experienced toothache/oro‐facial pain/food avoidance) | ||
| Yes | 170 | 44.97 |
| No | 208 | 55.03 |
| Oral Health Perceptions (b) (Self‐perceived need for extraction or filling) | ||
| Yes | 194 | 51.32 |
| No | 184 | 48.68 |
| Oral Health Perceptions (c) (Self‐rated oral health) | ||
| Yes | 343 | 90.74 |
| No | 35 | 9.26 |
| Dentist visit | ||
| Problem | 342 | 90.48 |
| Checkup | 20 | 5.29 |
| Other | 16 | 4.23 |
| Frequency of dental visit | ||
| Every 6 months | 18 | 4.76 |
| Every 1–2 years | 84 | 22.22 |
| Every 5+ years or Never/problem only | 276 | 73.02 |
| Last visit to dentist | ||
| Past 12 months | 79 | 20.90 |
| Between 1–2 years | 62 | 16.40 |
| Every 5+ years or never/problem only | 209 | 55.29 |
| Do not know | 28 | 7.41 |
| Avoid dental care | ||
| Yes | 120 | 31.75 |
| No | 258 | 68.25 |
| How do you brush | ||
| Tooth brush | 367 | 97.09 |
| No toothbrush | 9 | 2.38 |
| Natural | 2 | 0.53 |
| Frequency of tooth brushing habits | ||
| Less than once per day | 64 | 16.93 |
| Once per day | 203 | 53.70 |
| Twice per day | 108 | 28.57 |
| More than twice a day | 3 | 0.79 |
| Handedness of brushing | ||
| Right hand | 349 | 92.33 |
| Left hand | 25 | 6.61 |
| Both hands | 4 | 1.06 |
| Brush replacement | ||
| A (<3 months) | 228 | 60.32 |
| B (3–6 months) | 134 | 35.45 |
| C (up to 1 year) | 8 | 2.12 |
| D (>1 year) | 5 | 1.32 |
| E (cannot say) | 3 | 0.79 |
| Dentifrice used (amount of paste used) | ||
| A (full head) | 127 | 33.60 |
| B (half head) | 229 | 60.58 |
| C (unsure) | 6 | 1.59 |
| D (mixed use) | 16 | 4.23 |
| Dental floss | ||
| Yes | 4 | 1.06 |
| No | 374 | 98.94 |
| Mouth rinse | ||
| Yes | 4 | 1.06 |
| No | 371 | 98.15 |
| Occasionally | 3 | 0.79 |
| Grand total | 378 | 100.00 |
SD, standard deviation.