Magnitude and Determinants of Dental Anxiety among Adult Patients Attending Public Dental Clinics in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

Table 3

Overall mean MDAS score according to social-demographic characteristics of the participants.

Sociodemographic characteristics	Mean MDAS score
	Mean ± SD
Sex
Male	1.62 ± 0.96
Female	1.96 ± 0.94
value	0.001
Age groups (years)
<40	13.31 ± 5.09
40+	10.83 ± 3.96
value	0.001
Residence
Urban	13.51 ± 5.29
Suburban	12.63 ± 4.89
value	0.201
Education
Low level	11.50 ± 4.97
High level	13.10 ± 4.96
value	0.038
Occupation
Informal employment	13.43 ± 4.66
Employment (public)	12.02 ± 4.42
Employment (private)	12.57 ± 5.55
value	0.154
Marital status
With partner	12.47 ± 4.82
Without partner	13.13 ± 5.12
value	0.254