Table 7 Knowledge, practice, and attitude of oral cancer prevention among undergraduate dental students and interns at AAUP by age, sex, and education level (n = 392)
Variable | N (%) | Knowledge | Practice | Attitude | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | Mean (SD) | P value | ||
Age | 0.527* | 0.313* | 0.112* | ||||
≤ 30 | 369 (94.1) | 11.90 (3.46) | 4.40 (2.77) | 7.44 (2.13) | |||
> 30 | 23 (5.9) | 11.22 (5.04) | 5.00 (2.43) | 8.17 (2.44) | |||
Gender | 0.397* | 0.007* | 0.212* | ||||
Male | 140 (35.7) | 11.66 (3.57) | 4.94 (2.86) | 7.66 (2.19) | |||
Female | 252 (64.3) | 11.98 (3.56) | 4.16 (2.65) | 7.38 (2.13) | |||
Education level | 0.000¶ | 0.004¶ | 0.001¶ | ||||
4th-year | 168 (42.8) | 10.97 (3.73) | 4.93 (2.90) | 7.26 (2.25) | |||
5th-year | 183 (46.7) | 12.27 (3.40) | 3.96 (2.67) | 7.42 (2.08) | |||
Intern | 41 (10.5) | 13.68 (2.43) | 4.56 (2.03) | 8.68 (1.68) | |||