From: Factors affecting dental diseases presenting at the University of Ghana Hospital
Characteristics | All presenting dental diseases (%) | Top five dental diseases N (%) | Acute conditions (%) | Chronic conditions (%) |
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Sex | ||||
Male | 1978 (47.1) | 1706 (47.2) | 1054 (40.1) | 193 (7.3) |
Female | 2218 (52.9) | 1908 (52.8) | 1139 (43.4) | 242 (9.2) |
Total | 4196 (100.0) | 3614 (100.0) | 2194 (83.5) | 435 (16.5) |
Age at first visit | ||||
Children (<11) | 342 (8.2) | 291 (8.0) | 167 (7.6) | 23 (5.3) |
Adolescents (11–20) | 707 (16.8) | 629 (17.4) | 377 (17.2) | 70 (16.1) |
Young adults (21–40) | 2145 (51.1) | 1855 (51.3) | 1148 (52.3) | 262(60.2) |
Older adults (41–60) | 763 (18.2) | 646 (17.9) | 386 (17.6) | 65 (14.9) |
Elderly (>60) | 239 (5.7) | 194 (5.4) | 116 (5.3) | 15 (3.4) |
Patient category | ||||
Private patients | 1964 (46.81) | 1613 (44.6) | 1141 (43.40 | 149 (5.67) |
Senior staff | 362 (8.63) | 275 (7.6) | 134 (5.10) | 29 (1.10) |
Senior member | 302 (7.20) | 299 (8.3) | 155 (5.90) | 32 (1.22) |
Junior staff | 345 (8.21) | 322 (8.9) | 217 (8.25) | 26 (0.99) |
Students | 1223 (29.15) | 1106 (30.6) | 547 (20.81) | 199 (7.57) |