Knowledge about preventive dentistry versus self-reported competence in providing preventive oral healthcare – a study among Nepalese dentists

Table 4 Factor analyses (Varimax rotation) of 12 dental health preventive knowledge statements (score 1–4; low-high knowledge) with mean scores (sd) and coefficients that relate the variables to the four rotated factors; general preventive oral health knowledge, theory in preventive oral treatment, knowledge in use of Fluorides, and acknowledging the importance of visiting a dentist regularly

			Factor coefficients
PK item^a	n	Mean (sd)	General knowledge Factor 1	Theoretical knowledge Factor 2	Fluoride knowledge Factor 3	Visit dentist Factor 4	Communality
12	168	1.55 (0.51)	0.781	0.219	−0.109	0.059	0.673
13	168	1.57 (0.56)	0.750	0.054	0.125	−0.078	0.586
1	168	1.62 (0.50)	0.561	0.213	0.302	0.150	0.474
11	168	1.54 (0.53)	0.519	0.024	−0.073	0.469	0.496
6	168	1.42 (0.51)	0.423	0.446	−0.259	0.372	0.583
14	168	1.76 (0.53)	0.409	0.277	0.288	0.210	0.371
5	168	1.74 (0.54)	0.110	0.804	0.080	−0.069	0.670
4	168	1.77 (0.49)	0.159	0.733	0.047	0.064	0.568
9	168	1.54 (0.50)	0.131	0.617	0.099	0.348	0.528
2	168	2.85 (0.61)	−0.028	0.009	0.790	−0.149	0.647
3	168	2.25 (0.76)	0.161	0.116	0.713	0.239	0.604
10	168	1.23 (0.42)	0.008	0.115	0.097	0.880	0.798

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