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Table 1 Distribution of personal, professional and practice and structural factors among the study participants (n = 3243)

From: Dental practice closure during the first wave of COVID-19 and associated professional, practice and structural determinants: a multi-country survey

Factors

N (%)

Personal

 

Age

 

 20–30

1597 (49.2)

 31–40

986 (30.4)

 41–50

420 (13)

 51–60

193 (6.0)

 61+

47 (1.4)

Gender

 

 Males

1401 (43.2)

 Females

1842 (56.8)

Professional and Practice

 

Specialty

 

 General practitioners

2290 (70.6)

 Specialists

953 (29.4)

 Practice nature

 

 Private sector

2123 (65.6)

 Governmental clinic

1263 (38.9)

 Clinics in an academic institution

528 (16.3)

Practice type

 

 Solo practice

1129 (34.8)

 Group practice

1697 (52.3)

 Hospital

998 (30.8)

Practice setting

 

 Urban location

2653 (81.8)

 Rural location

590 (18.2)

Structural

 

Number of beds/ 1000 population

 

 Mean (SD)

1.70 (0.99)

High income countries

 

 Yes

917 (28.3%)

 No

2326 (71.7%)

Practice closed because of the pandemic

 

 Yes

2461 (75.9)

 No

782 (24.1)