Table 1.
Factors associated with perception of oral health status (N = 973).
| Variables | Perception of Oral Health Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feel Bad | Feel Good | |||
| N (%) | X 2 | p | ||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 158 (54.7) | 354 (51.8) | 0.69 | 0.405 |
| Male | 131 (45.3) | 330 (48.2) | ||
| Age (years) | Range 20–64 Mean (SD) = 42.8 (12.3) | |||
| ≤40 | 105 (36.3) | 364 (53.2) | 23.20 | <0.001 |
| ≥41 | 184 (63.7) | 320 (46.8) | ||
| Educational level | ||||
| ≤High school | 224 (77.5) | 407 (59.5) | 28.90 | <0.001 |
| ≥College and above | 65 (22.5) | 277 (40.5) | ||
| Number of remaining teeth | Range 0–32 Mean (SD) = 25.2 (7.2) | |||
| ≤24 | 150 (51.9) | 147 (21.5) | 88.60 | <0.001 |
| ≥25 | 139 (48.1) | 537 (78.5) | ||
| Brushing teeth after meal | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 218 (75.4) | 484 (70.8) | 2.21 | 0.137 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 71 (24.6) | 200 (29.2) | ||
| Using dental floss every day | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 169 (58.5) | 357 (52.2) | 3.23 | 0.072 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 120 (41.5) | 327 (47.8) | ||
| Regular dental check-ups/scaling | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 206 (71.3) | 415 (60.7) | 9.90 | 0.002 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 83 (28.7) | 269 (39.3) | ||
| Water intake (1500 mL/per day) | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 115 (39.8) | 208 (30.4) | 8.07 | 0.005 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 174 (60.2) | 476 (69.6) | ||
| Vegetable (3 servings) | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 110 (38.1) | 194 (28.4) | 8.90 | 0.003 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 179 (61.9) | 490 (71.6) | ||
| Fruit (2 servings) | ||||
| Infrequent (never/seldom) | 136 (47.1) | 256 (37.4) | 7.84 | 0.005 |
| Frequent (usually/always) | 153 (52.9) | 428 (62.6) | ||
| Smoking/betel nut chewing | ||||
| Current or former users | 100 (34.6) | 167 (24.4) | 10.59 | 0.001 |
| Non users | 189 (65.4) | 517 (75.6) | ||
| Toothache within 6 month | 60.97 | <0.001 | ||
| No | 153 (52.9) | 533 (77.9) | ||
| Yes | 136 (47.1) | 151 (22.1) | ||
| Reasons to visit dentist during the past 1 year | 31.75 | <0.001 | ||
| Dental check-ups | 51 (17.6) | 239 (34.9) | ||
| Oral discomfort | 231 (79.9) | 420 (61.4) | ||
| Others (cosmetic) | 7 (2.4) | 25 (3.7) | ||
| Receiving oral hygiene education | ||||
| No | 180 (62.3) | 361 (52.8) | 7.44 | 0.006 |
| Yes | 109 (37.7) | 323 (47.2) | ||