Research Article

Oral Health Knowledge and Practices of Secondary School Students, Tanga, Tanzania

Table 1

Distribution of study participants by district, age, and sex ( 𝑁 = 7 8 5 ) (percentages shown in parenthesis).

DistrictAge group (years)Sex
MaleFemaleTotal
𝑛 % 𝑛 % 𝑛 %

Tanga14–17120(62.2)163(81.1)283(71.8)
18+73(37.8)38(18.9)111(28.2)

Lushoto14–17121(45.7)144(54.3)265(67.8)
18+76(60.3)50(39.7)126(32.2)

Total390(49.7)395(50.3)785(100.0)