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Table 3 Primary care nurses’ (n = 680) attitudes toward dental health care and their paediatric knowledge scores in Tehran, Iran

From: Primary care nurses’ awareness of and willingness to perform children’s oral health care

  

Paediatric knowledge score

 
  

Low (%)

Medium (%)

High (%)

Total (%)

p-value

Attitude

      
 

Low

60

115

50

225

.052

  

(35)

(34)

(30)

(33)

 
 

Medium

67

118

51

236

 
  

(40)

(34)

(30)

(35)

 
 

High

48

109

68

219

 
  

(23)

(32)

(40)

(32)

 
 

Total

169

342

169

680

 
  

(100)

(100)

(100)

(100)

 
  1. Paediatric knowledge score: Low = 0-2, Medium = 3-4, High = 5-8.
  2. Attitude score: Low = 0-19, Medium = 20-24, High = 25-32.
  3. Statistical analyses by Chi square test.