Variable | Mean ± SD | p-value | Total n = 157 |
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Gender | |||
Female | 18.85 ± 5.842 | 0.086 | 102 |
Male | 17.42 ± 4.425 | 55 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 16.72 ± 5.421 | 0.004* | 57 |
Single | 19.28 ± 5.217 | 100 | |
Work sector | |||
Government | 20.39 ± 4.692 | 0.010* | 36 |
Private | 17.74 ± 5.487 | 121 | |
Specialty | |||
Non-specialist | 18.79 ± 4.646 | 0.262 | 90 |
Specialist | 17.76 ± 6.296 | 67 | |
Age | |||
20–29 | 19.01(5.428) | 0.008* | 115 |
30–39 | 17.55(4.702) | 29 | |
40 and above | 14.31(5.154) | 13 | |
Years of experience | |||
Up to 5 years | 19.29 ± 5.230 | 0.002* | 92 |
6 to 10 years | 18.72 ± 4.250 | 29 | |
≥ 11 years | 15.64 ± 5.934 | 36 | |
Designation | |||
House officers | 18.93 ± 5.099 | 0.015* | 60 |
Lecturer/GDPs | 18.75 ± 5.336 | 57 | |
Postgraduate-dental trainees | 18.67 ± 4.724 | 24 | |
~ Asst./Asso./Prof | 14.25 ± 6.506 | 16 | |
Monthly income in PKR | |||
Honoree (no pay) | 21.67 ± 6.910 | 0.014* | 09 |
5000–19,000 | 19.29 ± 4.539 | 42 | |
20,000–59,000 | 18.12 ± 5.003 | 66 | |
60,000–99,000 | 18.73 ± 4.891 | 22 | |
100,000 and above | 14.89 ± 7.128 | 18 |