The use of information and communication technologies in Latin American dentists: a cross-sectional study from Ecuador

Table 1 Generalized logistic regression analysis between the use of ICTs and demographic variables for communication, interaction, and academic purposes among Ecuadorian dentists

	Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CI	p-value
Communication with patients	Female gender	2.81	[1.46–5.65]	< 0.001
	Private institution	2.17	[1.14–4.16]	0.02
	Specialists	3.14	[1.47–7.32]	< 0.001
Communication with other professionals	Years of Experience > 8	1.14	[0.371–3.63]	0.82
Communication with other professionals	Age > 33 years	2.15	[0.684–6.85]	0.19
Academic use	Years of Experience > 8	0.27	[0.097–0.727]	0.01
	Age > 33 years	0.71	[0.264–1.94]	0.5
	Private institution	1.58	[0.913–2.70]	0.09
	Specialists	4.6	[2.59–8.47]	< 0.001
Interaction with patients	Years of Experience > 8	0.38	[0.154–0.912]	0.03
	Age > 33 years	0.86	[0.356–2.11]	0.73
	Private institution	2.45	[1.50–4.01]	< 0.001
Interaction with other colleagues	Years of Experience > 8	0.97	[0.368–2.53]	0.98
	Age > 33 years	0.97	[0.369–2.55]	0.95
	Private institution	1.04	[0.593–1.79]	0.89

Notes: Reference gender category is male, age category is < 33 years old, and type of practice is general dentist. ICT information and communication technology, CI confidence interval

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