Table 4 Students’ awareness towards collaboration between medical and dental practice and significant variables
Independent variable | Group (n, %) | p value |
|---|---|---|
Curriculum | Medicine (407, 71%) | <0.001* |
| Â | Dentistry (212, 91%) | Â |
Year of study | Year 1–3 (411, 73%) | 0.001* |
|  | Year 4–5 (208, 84%) |  |
Age | 20 or below (253, 73%) | 0.078 |
| Â | 21 or above (355, 79%) | Â |
Gender | Male (325, 78%) | 0.452 |
| Â | Female (283, 75%) | Â |
Regular family doctor | Yes (254, 79%) | 0.440 |
| Â | No (361, 76%) | Â |
Last dental check-up | Within 1Â year (316, 78%) | 1.000 |
| Â | Over 1Â year (301, 77%) | Â |