Table 2 Food consumption pattern, dietary habits and practices of oral hygiene among primary school children at Bahir Dar city, 2014
Variables | Dental caries | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive N (%) | Negative N (%) | Total | ||
Consumption of sugared tea (n = 147) | ||||
Yes | 26 (20.8) | 99 (79.2) | 125 (85) | 0.33 |
No | 6 (27.3) | 16 (72.7) | 22 (15) | |
Consumption of sugared coffee (n = 147) | ||||
Yes | 6 (19.4) | 25 (80.6) | 31 (21.1) | 0.81 |
No | 26 (22.6) | 90 (73.4) | 116 (78.9) | |
Type of food for breakfast (n = 147) | ||||
Bread with tea | 24 (23.1) | 80 (76.9) | 104 (70.7) | 0.47 |
Pasta | 7 (21.1) | 28 (78.8) | 35 (23.8) | |
Other (Makorony, Rice) | 0 | 8 | 8 (5.4) | |
Consumption of sweet foods (n = 147) | ||||
Yes | 21 (29.6) | 50 (70.4) | 71 (48.3) | 0.03 |
No | 11 (14.7) | 64 (85.3) | 76 (51.7) | |
Consumption of soft drinks (n = 147) | ||||
Yes | 15 (27.3) | 40 (72.7) | 55 (37.4) | 0.21 |
No | 17 (18.5) | 75 (81.5) | 92 (62.6) | |
Frequency of taking soft drinks (n = 55) | ||||
<4/day | 11 (22) | 39 (76.5) | 50 (91.1) | 0.02 |
>4/day | 3 (75) | 1 (25) | 5 (7.3) | |
Cleaning teeth ( n = 147) | ||||
Yes | 17 (16) | 88 (84) | 105 (71.4) | 0.016 |
No | 15 (36.6) | 26(63.4) | 41 (27.9) | |
Time of tooth cleaning (n = 105) | ||||
Before meal | 5 (16.7) | 25 (83.3) | 30 (28.6) | 0.63 |
After meal | 7 (13.2) | 46 (86.8) | 53 (50.5) | |
Before and after meal | 3 (18.8) | 13 (81.2) | 16 (15.2) | |
No fixed time | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6 (5.7) | |
Way of cleaning teeth (n = 105) | ||||
Tooth stick | 10 (14.1) | 61 (85.9) | 71 (67.6) | 0.52 |
Tooth brush without paste | 0 | 5 | 5 (4.8) | |
Tooth brush with paste | 5 (27.8) | 13(72.2) | 18 (9.5) | |
Charcoal | 0 | 1 | 1 (0.96) | |
Rinse with water | 1 (25) | 3(75) | 4 (3.8) | |
Other means | 1 (16.7) | 5(83.3) | 6 (5.7) |