Table 1.
Sociodemographic and relevant characteristics of participants
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 107 (37.2) |
| Female | 181 (62.8) |
| Age | |
| <30 years | 97 (33.9) |
| 30–39.9 years | 60 (21.0) |
| ≥40 years | 129 (45.1) |
| Monthly income (JD)* | |
| ≤300 JD | 124 (51.2) |
| >300 JD | 118 (48.8) |
| Years of education | |
| ≤12 years | 170 (59.9) |
| >12 years | 114 (40.1) |
| Smoking | |
| No | 216 (75.0) |
| Past | 3 (1.0) |
| Current | 69 (24.0) |
| Brushing | |
| No | 35 (12.2) |
| Regular | 166 (57.6) |
| Irregular | 87 (30.2) |
| Use of auxiliary aids | |
| No | 238 (82.6) |
| Regular | 24 (8.3) |
| Irregular | 26 (9) |
| Use of mouthwash | |
| No | 200 (69.4) |
| Regular | 32 (11.1) |
| Irregular | 56 (19.4) |
| Last visit to dentist | |
| <6 months | 135 (46.9) |
| 6–12 months | 39 (13.5) |
| >12 months | 105 (36.5) |
| Didn’t visit | 9 (3.1) |
| Dental prosthesis | |
| Fixed | 113 (39.2) |
| Removable | 10 (3.5) |
| None | 165 (57.3) |
*
US dollar = 0.71 Jordanian Dinar.