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Table 3 Association between impact variable and geographical regions, facility type

From: COVID-19 outbreak and dental health care provision in Nigeria: a national survey

Geographical regions

Facility type

Variables

North

SW

SE/SS

Private

Public

Closure at inception (n = 314)

Yes

50 (63.3)

125 (71.4)

17 (28.3)

26 (59.1)

166 (61.5)

No

29 (36.7)

50 (28.6)

43 (71.7)

18 (40.9)

104 (38.5)

χ2 (P-value)

35.13 (< 0.001*)

  

0.09 (0.76)

 

Duration of closure (n = 192)

 < 2 weeks

4 (8.0)

22 (17.6)

3 (17.6)

1 (3.8)

28 (16.9)

2 – 4 weeks

11 (22.0)

57 (45.6)

3 (17.6)

15 (57.7)

56 (33.7)

4 – 8 weeks

20 (40)

27 (21.6)

7 (41.2)

8 (30.8)

46 (27.7)

 > 8 weeks

15 (30.0)

19 (15.2)

4 (23.5)

2 (7.7)

36 (21.7)

χ2 (P-value)

19.27 (0.002*α)

  

7.97 (0.04* α)

 

Current clinic status (n = 311)

Full services

37 (47.4)

103 (59.5)

35 (58.3)

35 (83.3)

140 (52.0)

Emergency

41 (52.6)

70 (40.5)

25 (41.7)

7 (16.7)

129 (48.0)

χ2 (P-value)

3.33 (0.19)

  

14.50 (< 0.001*)

 
  1. SW: South West; SE: South East; SS: South South
  2. P value obtained using Chi-square and αFisher’s exact test, *Significant at P < 0.05