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Table 6 Association between characteristics of the participants and practice score

From: Assessment of knowledge and practice of dentists towards Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): a cross-sectional survey from Lebanon

 

Practice

P value

Gender a

 

0.885

 Male

8.32 ± 2.0

 

 Female

8.29 ± 2.0

 

Marital statusa

 

0.712

 Married

8.34 ± 2.0

 

 Others

8.26 ± 2.0

 

Designationa

 

 < 0.0001*

 General practitioner

8.7 ± 1.7

 

 Specialist

8.0 ± 2.1

 

Completing a COVID-19 training

 

 < 0.0001*

 No

8.25 ± 2.0

 

 Yes

9.56 ± 0.62

 

Afraid to treat a suspected or confirmed patient infected with COVID-19a

 

 < 0.0001*

 No

9.01 ± 1.35

 

 Yes

8.16 ± 2.1

 

Knowledge scoreb

0.3

 < 0.0001*

Ageb

0.8

0.12

Clinical experienceb

0.02

0.63

  1. *P value < 0.05 is considered significant
  2. aStudent t test
  3. bPearson correlation