Table 9: Association between overall practice of standard practice precautions and socio-demographic characteristics.
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|
Fair (n = 9) |
Good (n = 104) |
Total |
f |
p-value |
|
Age group (Years) |
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|
20-29 |
6(20.7) |
23(79.3) |
29(100.0) |
8.885** |
0.012* |
|
30-39 |
3(4.2) |
68(95.8) |
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 |
7(14.6) |
41(85.4) |
48(100.0) |
4.987 |
0.026* |
|
Married |
2(3.1) |
63(96.9) |
65(100.0) |
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|
Highest educational level |
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|
OND |
1(5.9) |
16(94.1) |
17(100.0) |
0.725 |
0.867 |
|
HND |
8(8.9) |
82(91.1) |
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) |
4(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) |
1.519 |
0.678 |
|
Dental nurse |
3(5.7) |
50(94.3) |
53(100.0) |
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|
Dental therapist |
1(7.7) |
12(92.3) |
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
|
6(8.0)
|
68(92.0)
|
75(100.0)
|
0.000 |
0.984 |
|
> 5 |
3(7.9) |
35(92.1) |
38(100.0) |
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|
Hospital category |
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|
Public |
6(7.3) |
76(92.7) |
82(100.0) |
0.171 |
0.679 |
|
Private |
3(9.7) |
28(90.3) |
31(100.0) |
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*significant; **f = fisher exact test.