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Dental hygiene practices of women by socio-economic status |
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| SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDEX |
never n (%) |
monthly n (%) |
weekly n (%) |
daily+ n (%) |
p-value |
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| How often teeth were brushed |
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| - low SEI |
1 (1) |
2 (2) |
17 (16) |
89 (82) |
|
| - low-mid SEI |
0 |
0 |
7 (7) |
100 (93) |
|
| - mid-high SEI |
0 |
0 |
5 (7) |
62 (93) |
|
| - High SEI |
0 |
1 (1) |
4 (4) |
100 (96) |
<0.001 |
| How often dental floss was used |
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| - low SEI |
41 (38) |
16 (15) |
37 (34) |
15 (14) |
|
| - low-mid SEI |
30 (28) |
14 (13) |
50 (47) |
13 (12) |
|
| - mid-high SEI |
17 (25) |
16 (24) |
27 (40) |
7 (10) |
|
| - high SEI |
22 (21) |
10 (10) |
59 (56) |
14 (13) |
0.019 |
| How often mouthwash was used |
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| - low SEI |
46 (42) |
15 (14) |
17 (16) |
31 (28) |
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| - low-mid SEI |
51 (48) |
17 (16) |
18 (17) |
21 (20) |
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| - mid-high SEI |
34 (51) |
11 (16) |
12 (18) |
10 (15) |
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| - high SEI |
43 (42) |
16 (16) |
21 (20) |
23 (22) |
0.238 |
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+ more than daily | |||||
Thomas et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008 8:13 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-13 |
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