Table 7: Association between knowledge of standard precautions and socio-demographic characteristics.
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Fair (n = 17) |
Good (n = 96) |
Total |
X2 |
p - value |
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Age group (Years) |
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20-29 |
10(34.5) |
19(65.5) |
29(100.0) |
12.369** |
0.002* |
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30-39 |
7(9.9) |
64(90.1) |
71(100.0) |
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≥ 40 |
0(0.0) |
13(100.0) |
13(100.0) |
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Marital status |
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Single |
8(16.7) |
40(83.3) |
48(100.0) |
0.172 |
0.678 |
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Married |
9(13.8) |
56(86.2) |
65(100.0) |
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Highest educational level |
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OND |
1(5.9) |
16(94.1) |
17(100.0) |
2.705** |
0.439 |
|
HND |
16(17.8) |
74(82.2) |
90(100.0) |
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BSC |
0(0.0) |
4(100.0) |
4(100.0) |
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PG |
0(0.0) |
2(100.0) |
2(100.0) |
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Job type |
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Dental technologist |
5(11.6) |
38(88.4) |
43(100.0) |
1.708** |
0.635 |
|
Dental nurse |
10(18.9) |
43(84.6) |
53(100.0) |
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Dental therapist |
2(15.4) |
11(84.6) |
13(100.0) |
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Dental surgical assistant |
0(0.0) |
4(100.0) |
4(100.0) |
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Length of service (Years) |
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≤ 5 |
11(14.7) |
64(85.3) |
75(100.0) |
0.025 |
0.875 |
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> 5 |
6(15.8) |
32(84.2) |
38(100.0) |
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Hospital category |
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Public |
11(13.4) |
71(86.6) |
82(100.0) |
0.621 |
0.431 |
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Private |
6(19.4) |
25(80.6) |
31(100.0) |
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**Fisher exact test