From: Stem cells in Dentistry: knowledge and attitude of Nigerian Dentists
Knowledge | |||
---|---|---|---|
Good/fair | Poor | P-value | |
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Characteristics | |||
Age (years) | 0.060 | ||
≤35 | 47 (35.3) | 86 (64.7) | |
>35 | 28 (50.0) | 28 (50.0) | |
Gender | 0.949 | ||
Male | 49 (39.5) | 75 (60.5) | |
Female | 26 (40.0) | 39 (60.0) | |
Religion | 0.710 | ||
Pentecostal Christianity | 42 (39.3) | 65 (60.7) | |
Orthodox Christianity | 25 (39.7) | 38 (60.3) | |
Islam | 8 (50.0) | 8 (50.0) | |
Qualification | 0.211 | ||
Basic | 18 (32.7) | 37 (67.3) | |
Additional | 57 (42.5) | 77 (57.5) | |
Years of practice | 0.030 | ||
≤5 | 34 (32.7) | 70 (67.3) | |
>5 | 41 (48.2) | 44 (51.8) | |
Type of practice | 0.122 | ||
Non specializing | 27 (33.3) | 54 (66.7) | |
Specializing/specialist | 48 (44.4) | 60 (55.6) | |
Awareness of stem cell use in dentistry | 0.002 | ||
Yes | 69 (45.1) | 84 (54.9) | |
No | 6 (16.7) | 30 (83.3) | |
Attitude towards stem cell use | 0.823 | ||
Positive | 57 (40.1) | 85 (59.9) | |
Negative | 18 (38.3) | 29 (61.7) |