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

Table 3 Generalized logistic regression analysis between specific barriers of ICTs and demographic variables among Ecuadorian dentists

Barrier	Variable	Odds Ratio	95% CI	p-value
I. Privacy or security concerns about personal and/or patient information	Age > 33 years	1.84	[1.16–2.94]	0.01
	Female gender	1.89	[1.19–3.03]	0.01
II. Lack of access to mobile internet	Age > 33 years	2.14	[1.22–3.8]	0.01
	Specialists	0.35	[0.182–0.635]	<.001
	Female gender	1.91	[1.13–3.25]	0.02
	Private institution	0.79	[0.451–1.41]	0.42
III. Lack of internet access at work	Specialists	0.37	[0.206–0.653]	<.001
	Female gender	2.1	[1.28–3.49]	<.001
	Private institution	0.6	[0.356–1]	0.05
IV. Lack of time to neither learn how to use or use ICTs	Age > 33 years	1.94	[1.24–3.05]	<.001
IV. Lack of time to neither learn how to use or use ICTs	Specialists	0.5	[0.316–0.797]	<.001

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

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