Dental caries experience and associated factors in adults: a cross-sectional community survey within Ethiopia

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Bivariate analysis of dental caries experience and consequences of untreated dental caries (D₄MFT ≥ 1)^a with sociodemographic factors of adults in Butajira HDSS, south-central Ethiopia

Factors		Total		DT ≥ 1			MT ≥ 1			DMFT ≥ 1			Pain/Discomfort			PUFA ≥ 1
Factors		n	%	n	%	p-value	n	%	p-value	n	%	p-value	n	%	p-value	n	%	p-value
Total		626	100	332	53.0		188	30		377	60.2		103	16.5		45	7.2
Age group	18–24	123	19.7	35	28.5	0.001	5	4.0	0.001	36	29.3	0.001	8	6.5	0.001	7	5.7	0.203
	25–34	190	30.4	70	36.8		39	20.5		85	44.7		22	11.6		13	6.8
	35–44	103	16.5	65	63.1		30	29.1		78	75.7		17	16.5		3	2.9
	45–54	79	12.6	56	54.4		36	35.0		61	59.2		18	22.8		8	10.1
	55–64	74	11.8	59	79.7		40	54.0		64	86.5		26	35.1		9	12.2
	65+	57	9.1	47	82.5		38	66.7		53	93.0		12	21.1		5	8.8
Sex	Female	400	63.9	213	53.3	0.886	126	31.5	0.165	240	60.0	0.932	65	16.3	0.911	28	6.0	0.872
Sex	Male	226	36.1	119	52.7		62	27.4		137	60.6		38	16.8		17	7.5
Education level	No formal education	278	44.4	205	73.7	0.001	121	43.5	0.001	226	81.3	0.001	65	23.0	0.001	19	6.8	0.78
	Primary school	202	32.3	88	43.6		47	23.3		102	50.5		23	11.4		16	7.9
	Secondary school	97	15.5	26	26.8		14	14.4		34	35.1		11	11.3		8	8.3
	Higher education	49	7.8	13	26.5		6	12.2		16	32.7		4	8.16		2	4.1
Religion	Muslim	476	76.0	261	54.8	0.183	149	31.3	0.135	296	62.2	0.166	76	16.0	0.810	31	6.5	0.495
	Orthodox	131	21.0	62	47.3		37	28.2		72	55.0		24	18.3		12	9.2
	Protestant	19	3.0	8	42.1		2	10.5		9	47.4		3	15.8		2	10.5
Marital Status	Single/ Never Married	106	16.9	30	28.3	0.001	10	33.3	0.001	32	30.2	0.001	8	7.6	0.017	2	1.9	0.068
	Married	447	71.4	242	54.1		134	55.4		278	62.2		79	17.7		37	8.3
	Formerly Married	73	11.7	60	82.2		44	60.3		67	91.8		16	21.9		6	8.2
Location	Urban	293	46.8	127	43.3	0.001	81	27.7	0.222	154	52.6	0.001	37	19.8	0.015	23	7.9	0.548
Location	Rural	333	53.2	205	61.6		107	32.1		223	66.8		66	23.0		22	6.6

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