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Global School-Based Student Health Survey 2017

Sierra Leone, 2017
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SLE_2017_GSHS_v01_M
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Ministry of Health and Sanitation
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Tooth brushing (Q11)

Data file: SLEH2017_GSHS_Data_Public_Use

Overview

Valid: 2779
Invalid: 19
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Width: 1
Range: 1 - 6
Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Question pretext
The next 4 questions ask about cleaning your teeth and washing your hands.
Literal question
During the past 30 days, how many times per day did you usually clean or brush your teeth?
Categories
Value Category Cases
1 Did not brush my teeth 73
2.6%
2 Less than 1 time per day 165
5.9%
3 1 time per day 579
20.8%
4 2 times per day 1175
42.3%
5 3 times per day 585
21.1%
6 4 or more times per day 202
7.3%
Sysmiss 19
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
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