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Table 4 The group means decayed (D), missing (M), filled (F) teeth and DMFT by socio-demographic characteristics in 214 student nurses

From: Oral health in nursing students at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre teaching hospital in Moshi, Tanzania

Socio-demographic characteristics

Number

Decayed (D)

Missing (M)

Filled (F)

DMFT

Young (18-30 yrs)

155

0.52

0.48

0.05

1.04

Older (31 yrs & above)

59

0.56

1.17

0.41

2.14

Ordinary secondary education

107

0.58

0.74

0.23

1.55

Advanced Secondary education

107

0.48

0.60

0.06

1.13

Diploma Nursing

135

0.44

0.48

0.04

0.96

BSc Nursing

79

0.67

0.99

0.33

1.99

Population studied

214

0.53

0.67

0.14

1.34