Research Article
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 |
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