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Table 1 Description of the sample for the 2004 Zambian Global School Health Survey

From: Self-reported poor oral hygiene among in-school adolescents in Zambia

 

Total

Male

Female

Factor

n* (%)**

n* (%)**

n* (%)**

Age

   

< 14

463 (27.5)

156 (21.5)

263 (30.9)

14

386 (19.1)

156 (17.4)

219 (21.6)

15

513 (22.8)

260 (24.5)

238 (21.6)

16+

708 (30.6)

394 (36.5)

306 (25.9)

Sex

   

Male

994 (53.9)

-

-

Female

1039 (46.1)

-

-

Drank alcohol

   

Yes

528 (42.2)

217 (38.5)

283 (45.1)

No

805 (57.8)

388 (61.50

388 (54.9)

Smoked cannabis

   

Yes

695 (37.2)

300 (34.5)

357 (39.4)

No

1301 (62.8)

634 (65.5)

614 (60.6)

Went hungry

   

Yes

1691 (82.5)

787 (82.3)

834 (83.4)

No

366 (17.5)

173 (17.7)

170 (16.6)

Self reported poor oral hygiene

   

Yes

186 (10.0)

81 (10.3)

96 (9.8)

No

1891 (90.0)

884 (89.7)

920 (90.2)

  1. * unweighted frequency
  2. ** weighted percent
  3. Numbers may not add up due to missing information.