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Table 2 Oral health behavior of adolescents with and without a history of sexual abuse among a cohort in Ile-Ife, Nigeria [N = 1,056]

From: Associations between a history of sexual abuse and dental anxiety, caries experience and oral hygiene status among adolescents in sub-urban South West Nigeria

Variables History of sexual abuse N = 62 n (%) No history of sexual abuse N = 994 n (%) p value Total n (%)
Tooth brushing
 ≤ 1 time a day 59 (95.2%) 905 (91.0%) 0.36 964 (91.3%)
 ≥ 2 times a day 3 (4.8%) 89 (9.0%) 92 (8.7%)
Consumption of refined carbohydrates in-between-meals
 < 1 time a day 19 (30.6%) 407 (40.9%) 0.11 426 (40.3%)
 ≥ 1 time a day 43 (69.4%) 587 (59.1%) 630 (59.7%)
Daily use of dental floss
 Yes 8 (12.9%) 115 (11.6%) 0.75 123 (11.6%)
 No 54 (87.1%) 879 (88.4%) 933 (88.4%)
Visited the dentist in the last 12 months
 Yes 0 (0%) 13 (1.3%) 1.00 13 (1.2%)
 No 62 (100%) 981 (98.7%) 1043 (98.8%)
Dental anxiety
 Normal 28 (45.2) 274 (27.6) 0.01* 302 (28.6)
 Moderate 20 (32.3) 374 (37.6) 394 (37.3)
 High 8 (12.9) 134 (13.5) 142 (13.4)
 Severe 6 (9.7) 212 (21.3) 218 (20.6)
Oral hygiene
 Good 21 (33.9) 450 (45.3) 0.08 471 (44.6)
 Fair/ poor 41 (66.1) 544 (54.7) 585 (55.4)
Caries experience
 Present 2 (3.2%) 37 (3.7%) 1.00 39 (3.7%)
 Absent 60 (96.8%) 957 (96.3%) 1017 (96.3%)
  1. X2, Fisher exact and t-test were used
  2. *Statistically significant at p value < 0.05
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