Research Article
Oral Hygiene Practices among Saudi Arabian Children and Its Relation to Their Dental Caries Status
Table 1
Gender variation in the demographic characteristics.
| | Variable | Gender | Total | | Male | Female |
| | Age | | | | | 12-year-old | 137 (49%) | 138 (51%) | 275 (55%) | | 13-year-old | 112 (49%) | 113 (51%) | 225 (45%) |
| | Location | | | | | Urban | 215 (43.0%) | 233 (46.5%) | 448 (89.5%) | | Rural | 15 (3.0%) | 38 (7.5%) | 53 (10.5%) |
| | Father’s education | | | | | No formal schooling | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (0.5%) | 5 (1%) | | Primary school | 15 (3.0%) | 3 (0.5%) | 18 (3.5%) | | Secondary school | 8 (1.5%) | 13 (2.5%) | 20 (4%) | | High school | 63 (12.5%) | 78 (15.5%) | 140 (28%) | | University | 143 (28.5%) | 175 (35.0%) | 318 (63.5%) |
| | Mother’s education | | | | | No formal schooling | 3 (0.5%) | 3 (0.5%) | 5 (1%) | | Primary school | 13 (2.5%) | 18 (3.5%) | 30 (6%) | | Secondary school | 3 (0.5%) | 13 (2.5%) | 15 (3%) | | High school | 40 (8.0%) | 60 (12.0%) | 100 (20%) | | University | 173 (34.5%) | 178 (35.5%) | 350 (70%) |
| | Mother occupation | | | | | Full time | 75 (15.0%) | 93 (18.5%) | 168 (33.5%) | | Part time | 25 (5.0%) | 13 (2.5%) | 38 (7.5%) | | House maker | 130 (26.0%) | 165 (33.0%) | 295 (59%) |
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Gender differentiation was not statistically significant. |
