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

Table 3

Distribution of students with acceptable oral health practices by district, age, and sex (percentages shown in parenthesis).

Question	Tanga district								Lushoto district
	Sex				Age (years)				Sex				Age (years)
	Male		Female		14–17		18+		Male		Female		14–17		18+
	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%	𝑛	%
Consuming sugary foods less than five times a day	155	(89.6)*	152	(81.3)	215	(83.3)	92	(90.2)	161	(92.0)	164	(90.1)	220	(90.5)	105	(92.1)
Brushing teeth two or more times a day	130	(68.1)	152	(76.0)	197	(69.9)	85	(78.0)	130	(66.3)	156	(80.4)**	194	(73.5)	92	(73.0)
Brushing teeth at an interval of 12 hours	2	(1.0)	9	(4.5)	9	(3.2)	2	(1.8)	3	(1.5)	5	(2.6)	5	(1.9)	3	(2.4)
Ever visited a dental clinic	81	(42.0)	96	(47.8)	121	(42.8)	56	(50.5)	82	(41.6)**	54	(27.8)	92	(34.7)	44	(34.9)

Chi-square test: *𝑃<0.05; **𝑃<0.01.