Table 1 Distribution of the study participants according to oral health status.
From: A community cross-sectional study on oral health status among rural and urban inhabitants of Zambia
Variables | Urban, N (%) | Rural, N (%) | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
Dental Caries Status | < 0.001 | ||
No Dental Caries | 51 (27.1) | 110 (52.1) | |
Dental caries | 137 (72.9) | 101 (47.9) | |
DMFT | < 0.001 | ||
Low (< 4.5) | 129 (68.6) | 175 (82.9) | |
High (≥ 4.5) | 59 (31.4) | 36 (17.1) | |
Periodontal disease | 0.634 | ||
No | 159 (84.6) | 182 (86.3) | |
Yes | 29 (15.4) | 29 (13.8) | |
Gingivitis | 0.297 | ||
No | 29 (15.4) | 25 (11.8) | |
Yes | 159 (84.5) | 186 (88.1) | |
Mucosa lesions | 0.048 | ||
No | 181 (96.3) | 206 (97.0) | |
Leukoplakia | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.4) | |
Other lesions | 7 (3.7) | 2 (0.9) |
