Oral Hygiene Practices and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting Private Dental Clinics at Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2018

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the patients/clients visiting private dental clinics, Hawassa City, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 383).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex of participants	Male	204	53.3
	Female	179	46.7
Age in years	<18 years	24	6.3
	≥18 years	359	93.7
Educational level	Below secondary	48	12.5
	Secondary and above	335	87.5
Average monthly household income in ETB	<5000	174	45.4
	≥5000	209	54.6
Employment status	Yes	218	56.9
	No	165	43.1
Residence	Rural	38	9.9
	Urban	345	90.1