Table 3 Awareness concerning stem cell use in dentistry among the participants
From: Stem cells in Dentistry: knowledge and attitude of Nigerian Dentists
Awareness | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | P-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Characteristics | |||
Age (years) | 0.787 | ||
≤35 | 107 (80.5) | 26 (19.5) | |
>35 | 46 (82.1) | 10 (17.9) | |
Gender | 0.072 | ||
Male | 105 (84.7) | 19 (15.3) | |
Female | 48 (73.8) | 17 (26.2) | |
Religion | 0.625 | ||
Pentecostal Christianity | 84 (78.5) | 23 (21.5) | |
Orthodox Christianity | 52 (82.5) | 11 (17.5) | |
Islam | 14 (87.5) | 2 (12.5) | |
Years of practice | 0.119 | ||
≤5 | 80 (76.9) | 24 (23.1) | |
>5 | 73 (85.9) | 12 (14.1) | |
Qualification | 0.024 | ||
Basic | 39 (70.9) | 16 (29.1) | |
Additional | 114 (85.1) | 20 (14.9) | |
Type of practice | 0.001 | ||
Non specializing | 57 (70.4) | 24 (29.6) | |
Specializing/specialist | 96 (88.9) | 12 (11.1) | |