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Table 2 Factors associated with self-reported poor oral hygiene in bivariate analyses

From: Self-reported poor oral hygiene among in-school adolescents in Zambia

 

Self-reported poor oral hygiene

 

Factor

No* (%)**

Yes* (%)**

p value

Age

   

< 14

58 (37.2)

392 (26.5)

< 0.001

14

34 (18.8)

341 (19.2)

 

15

30 (13.8)

470 (23.9)

 

16+

61 (30.2)

627 (30.4)

 

Sex

   

Male

81 (54.8)

884 (53.6)

< 0.001

Female

96 (45.2)

920 (46.4)

 

Drank Alcohol

   

Yes

55 (59.0)

459 (40.7)

< 0.001

No

48 (41.0)

739 (59.3)

 

Smoked cannabis

   

Yes

82 (49.4)

590 (35.5)

< 0.001

No

93 (50.6)

1179 (64.5)

 

Went hungry

   

Yes

154 (87.6)

1485 (81.7)

< 0.001

No

23 (12.4)

339 (18.3)

 
  1. * unweighted frequency
  2. ** weighted percent
  3. Numbers may not add up due to missing information.