Table 1.

Descriptive statistics on habits and oral hygiene of study participants based on gender

Variable		n	%	Male n (%)	Female n (%)	Chi-square	P
Adverse habits	Smokeless tobacco	386	55.2	162 (46)	150 (43.3)	0.866	0.352
	Smoke tobacco	35	5.0	54 (15.3)	55 (15.9)
	Betel nut	151	21.6	71 (20.2)	80 (23.1)
	Others	73	10.4	29 (8.2)	44 (12.7)
How do you clean your teeth?	Brush	341	48.7	182 (51.7)	159 (45.8)	4.465	0.215
	Fingers	318	45.4	148 (42)	170 (49.0)
	Neem stick	38	5.4	22 (6.2)	16 (4.6)
	Others	3	0.4	1 (0.3)	2 (0.6)
What material do you use to clean your teeth?	Toothpaste	283	40.4	145 (41.2)	138 (39.8)	2.419	0.490
	Snuff	135	19.3	60 (17.0)	75 (21.6)
	Powder	276	39.4	145 (41.1)	131 (37.8)
	Others	6	0.9	3 (0.9)	3 (0.9)
What method do you follow for cleaning the teeth?	1. Horizontal	221	31.6	109 (31.0)	112 (32.3)	0.576	0.902
	2.vertical	181	25.9	96 (27.2)	85 (24.5)
	3. Both	298	42.5	148 (42)	150 (43.2)
How often do you change your tooth brush?	1. 3 months	82	11.7	45 (12.8)	37 (10.7)	1.694	0.638
	2. 6 months	94	13.4	50 (14.2)	44 (12.7)
	3. 1 year	143	20.4	67 (19.0)	76 (21.9)