Research Article

Dental Caries, and Supragingival Plaque and Calculus among Students, Tanga, Tanzania

Table 1

Percent distribution of students by district, age, and sex ( 𝑁 = 7 8 5 ) (percentages in parenthesis).

District
TangaLushotoTotal
𝑛 % 𝑛 % 𝑛 %

Age group14–17283(71.8)265(67.8)548(69.8)
(years)18+111(28.2)126(32.2)237(30.2)
SexMale193(49.0)197(50.4)390(49.7)
Female201(51.0)194(49.6)395(50.3)

Total394(50.2)391(49.8)785(100.0)