Table 2 Knowledge regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in dental students.
Questions | Incorrect | Correct | Age group | Gender | Year of Study | Marital status | Place of origin | Family death by COVID-19 | History of COVID-19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
f (%) | f (%) | *p | *p | *p | *p | *p | *p | *p | |
K1. What is recommended for cleaning visibly dirty hands? | 168 (33.4) | 335 (66.6) | 0.028 | 0.140 | 0.005 | 0.015 | 0.720 | 0.019 | 0.018 |
K2. What does the efficacy of a disinfectant against coronavirus depend on? | 64 (12.7) | 439 (87.3) | 0.661 | 0.954 | 0.047 | 0.833 | 0.990 | 0.794 | 0.798 |
K3. How long can the coronavirus remain infectious on inanimate surfaces? | 435 (86.5) | 68 (13.5) | 0.020 | 0.463 | 0.012 | 0.423 | 0.911 | 0.150 | 0.009 |
K4. How long can SARS-COV-2 remain infectious on printing papers and tissue paper? | 388 (77.1) | 115 (22.9) | 0.287 | 0.700 | 0.436 | 0.247 | 0.316 | 0.151 | 0.098 |
K5. How long can SARS-COV-2 remain infectious in stainless steel and plastic? | 289 (57.5) | 214 (42.5) | 0.838 | 0.049 | 0.804 | 0.556 | 0.061 | 0.969 | 0.693 |
K6. What should the disinfectants used against coronaviruses to disinfect floors, walls and dental arbitrary/operatory contain? | 202 (40.2) | 301 (59.8) | 0.122 | 0.194 | 0.620 | 0.030 | 0.467 | 0.066 | 0.857 |
K7. What is an effective hand sanitizer against coronavirus? | 377 (75.0) | 126 (25.0) | < 0.001 | 0.858 | 0.759 | 0.013 | < 0.001 | 0.851 | 0.292 |
K8. What is the recommended disinfectant against coronavirus to disinfect waste before disposal? | 173 (34.4) | 330 (65.6) | 0.020 | 0.008 | 0.009 | 0.211 | 0.080 | 0.545 | 0.266 |
K9. What are the recommended pre-procedural mouth rinses to reduce viral load? | 335 (66.6) | 168 (33.4) | 0.632 | 0.763 | 0.241 | 0.064 | 0.349 | 0.349 | 0.299 |
K10. What disinfectants and for how long should be applied to surfaces against coronavirus? | 281 (55.9) | 222 (44.1) | 0.025 | 0.225 | 0.064 | 0.052 | 0.101 | 0.028 | 0.094 |
