Table 4 Sociodemographic factors in relation to knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in dental students.
Variable | Category | Knowledge | Attitudes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Insufficient | Sufficient | p* | Negative | Positive | p* | ||
f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | f (%) | ||||
Gender | Male | 163 (32.4) | 24 (4.8) | 0.466 | 20 (4.0) | 167 (33.2) | 0.982 |
Female | 268 (53.3) | 48 (9.5) | 34 (6.8) | 282 (56.1) | |||
Age group | < 22 years old | 188 (37.4) | 35 (7.0) | 0.430 | 25 (5.0) | 198 (39.4) | 0.759 |
≥ 22 years old | 243 (48.3) | 37 (7.4) | 29 (5.8) | 251 (49.9) | |||
Year of study | 1st year | 76 (15.1) | 17 (3.4) | 0.454 | 6 (1.2) | 87 (17.3) | 0.090 |
2nd year | 79 (15.7) | 9 (1.8) | 10 (2.0) | 78 (15.5) | |||
3rd year | 85 (16.9) | 17 (3.4) | 18 (3.6) | 84 (16.7) | |||
4th year | 94 (18.7) | 12 (2.4) | 8 (1.6) | 98 (19.5) | |||
5th year | 97 (19.3) | 17 (3.4) | 12 (2.4) | 102 (20.3) | |||
Marital status | Single | 377 (75.0) | 67 (13.3) | 0.173 | 47 (9.3) | 397 (78.9) | 0.766 |
Married or cohabiting | 54 (10.7) | 5 (1.0) | 7 (1.4) | 52 (10.3) | |||
Place of origin | Capital | 268 (53.3) | 31 (6.2) | 0.002* | 33 (6.6) | 266 (52.9) | 0.792 |
Province | 163 (32.4) | 41 (8.2) | 21 (4.2) | 183 (36.4) | |||
Death of family member due to COVID-19 | Yes | 178 (35.4) | 26 (5.2) | 0.407 | 29 (5.8) | 175 (34.8) | 0.037* |
No | 253 (50.3) | 46 (9.1) | 25 (5.0) | 274 (54.5) | |||
History of COVID-19 | Yes | 211 (41.9) | 33 (6.6) | 0.624 | 27 (5.4) | 217 (43.1) | 0.817 |
No | 220 (43.7) | 39 (7.8) | 27 (5.4) | 232 (46.1) | |||
