Knowledge questions | Knowledge Scores | Percentage distribution of practitioners answered ‘YES’ | p-value | ||||
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Yes | No | All n (%) | GDPs n (%) | PDs n (%) | |||
Have you been aware that MIH is a developmental defect that differs from fluorosis and hypoplasia? | 9 | 0 | 192 (75.3) | 166 (72.8) | 26 (96.3) | 0.007* | |
How prevalent do you think MIH might be in your community? (One option chosen) | < 5% | 6 | ^ | 117 (46.1) | 102 (44.9) | 15 (55.6) | 0.422 |
5-10% | 1 | ^ | 72 (28.3) | 63 (27.8) | 9 (33.3) | ||
10-20% | 1 | ^ | 25 (9.8) | 23 (10.5) | 2 (7.4) | ||
> 20% | 1 | ^ | 8 (3.5) | 8 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | ||
Not sure | 0 | ^ | 32 (12.6) | 31 (13.7) | 1 (3.7) | ||
Do you think they are involved in the aetiology of MIH? | Genetic factors | 5 | 4 | 175 (68.6) | 161 (70.6) | 14 (51.9) | 0.019# |
Environmental contaminants | 5 | 4 | 118 (46.3) | 104 (45.6) | 14 (51.9) | 0.539 | |
Chronic medical conditions affecting mother and child | 6 | 3 | 206 (80.8) | 188 (82.5) | 24 (88.9) | 0.587 | |
Acute medical conditions affecting mother or child | 6 | 3 | 206 (80.8) | 182 (82.5) | 24 (88.9) | 0.587 | |
Antibiotics or medications | 5 | 4 | 106 (41.6) | 98 (43.0) | 8 (29.6) | 0.183 | |
Fluoride exposure | 1 | 8 | 61 (23.9) | 56 (24.6) | 5 (18.5) | 0.486 | |
What time/period do you think the insult occurs? (one option chosen) | During pregnancy | 1 | ^ | 25 (9.9) | 25 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.451 |
1st year of life | 3 | ^ | 60 (23.7) | 52 (23.0) | 8 (29.6) | ||
3rd year of life | 0 | ^ | 28 (11.1) | 25 (11.1) | 3 (11.1) | ||
Pregnancy to 1st year of life | 3 | ^ | 55 (21.7) | 48 (21.2) | 7 (25.9) | ||
Pregnancy to 3rd year of life | 2 | ^ | 85 (33.6) | 76 (33.6) | 9 (33.3) | ||
Do you think the pattern of caries related to MIH is different from the classical caries pattern? | 7 | 1 | 167 (65.5) | 145 (65.9) | 22 (81.5) | 0.174 | |
Mean Knowledge Score (SD) | 43.44 (7.0) | 43.09 (7.0) | 46.33 (7.1) | 0.024** | |||
Ranges | Min 20 | Max 60 | 21-59 | 21-59 | 33-59 | ||
Total sample | 255 | 228 | 27 |