Table 2.
The percentage of response on questions of oral health awareness and attitude.
| Urban | Rural | χ 2 | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Unknown | Yes | No | Unknown | |||
| Awareness | ||||||||
| Gum bleeding is normal when brushing your teeth | 10.6 | 84.0 | 5.5 | 18.9 | 71.4 | 9.7 | 28.217 | 0.000 |
| Bacteria are one of the causes of inflammation of the gums | 89.3 | 5.3 | 5.5 | 84.7 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 5.724 | 0.057 |
| Cleaning teeth is not useful for preventing inflammation of the gums | 11.5 | 74.8 | 13.7 | 22.1 | 58.4 | 19.4 | 39.142 | 0.000 |
| Dental caries are caused by bacteria on teeth | 85.5 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 76.1 | 5.6 | 18.2 | 20.069 | 0.000 |
| Sweets can lead to tooth decay | 88.2 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 81.8 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 11.509 | 0.003 |
| Primary teeth do not require treatment | 7.0 | 80.2 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 63.7 | 23.3 | 41.741 | 0.000 |
| Pit and fissure sealant can prevent dental caries of children | 48.6 | 5.1 | 46.3 | 39.0 | 10.4 | 50.6 | 18.650 | 0.000 |
| Fluoride can prevent dental caries of children | 8.9 | 40.8 | 50.3 | 12.4 | 42.9 | 44.6 | 6.075 | 0.048 |
| Attitude | ||||||||
| Oral health is important to life | 98.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 98.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.55 | 0.671 |
| Regular oral examination is necessary | 91.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 89.4 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 2.047 | 0.563 |
| Teeth are born good or bad, no correlation with the protection | 7.6 | 88.8 | 3.3 | 12.4 | 83.1 | 3.7 | 9.324 | 0.025 |
| We should rely mainly on ourselves to prevent oral diseases | 96.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 92.8 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 9.215 | 0.027 |
| Protecting the first permanent molar is important | 92.7 | 0.8 | 6.4 | 89.6 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 7.746 | 0.052 |
| Mother's bad teeth can affect children | 40.5 | 33.8 | 25.2 | 29.0 | 38.5 | 31.5 | 19.121 | 0.000 |