Table 2.
Oral health–related behaviors of children at Areka town, Woliata zone 2020
| Variables | Frequency | Percentages (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ever cleaning teeth (n = 761) | Yes | 552 | 72.5 |
| No | 209 | 27.5 | |
| Frequency of teeth cleaning in a day (n = 552) | ≤ 1 daily | 416 | 75.3 |
| ≥ 2 daily | 136 | 24.7 | |
| Way of cleaning teeth (n = 552) | Toothbrush with paste | 209 | 37.9 |
| Toothbrush without paste | 24 | 4.3 | |
| Mouthwash / rinse with water | 249 | 45.1 | |
| Mefakia (twig brush) | 70 | 12.7 | |
| Time of tooth cleaning (n = 552) | Morning before breakfast | 288 | 52.2 |
| Morning after breakfast | 138 | 25 | |
| Noon before lunch | 10 | 1.8 | |
| After each feeding | 13 | 2.4 | |
| Whenever remember | 74 | 13.4 | |
| When think teeth is dirty | 26 | 4.7 | |
| Others | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Time spent teeth cleaning (n = 552) | Less than one minute | 153 | 27.7 |
| One minute | 217 | 39.3 | |
| Two minutes | 121 | 21.9 | |
| More than two minutes | 61 | 11.1 | |
| Flossing practice (n = 761) | Yes | 387 | 50.9 |
| No | 374 | 49.1 | |
| Tools use for flossing (n = 387) | Professional | 15 | 3.9 |
| Traditional | 372 | 96.1 | |
| Time of flossing (n = 378) | Regularly | 64 | 16.5 |
| Something enters in to teeth | 193 | 49.9 | |
| When feel should | 130 | 33.6 | |
| Time of toothbrush renewed (n = 294) | Every 3 month | 182 | 61.9 |
| Every 6 month | 76 | 25.9 | |
| Every 1 year | 32 | 10.9 | |
| Other | 4 | 1.4 | |
| Tooth cleaning helps in preventing caries (n = 761) | Yes | 640 | 84.1 |
| No | 68 | 8.9 | |
| Don’t know | 53 | 7.0 | |
| Dental clinic visit during the past 1 year (n = 761) | Yes | 58 | 7.6 |
| No | 703 | 92.6 | |
| Frequency of dental visit (n = 58) | Regularly every 6–12 months | 3 | 5.2 |
| Occasionally | 31 | 53.4 | |
| When have dental pain | 24 | 41.4 | |
| Reason for visiting dentist (n = 58) | Dental pain | 52 | 89.6 |
| For extraction | 5 | 8.6 | |
| For tooth cleaning | 1 | 1.73 | |
| Dental pain/toothache history (n = 761) | Yes | 55 | 7.2 |
| No | 706 | 92.8 |