Table 2 Comparison of scores of oral health literacy among nurses with different demographic characteristics (n = 317)
Item | Number (%) | Total score (Mean ± SD) | t/F value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | − 0.816 | 0.415 | ||
Male | 13 (4.1) | 34.38 ± 11.836 | ||
Female | 304 (95.9) | 36.82 ± 10.481 | ||
Age group (years) | 4.145 | 0.017 | ||
18 ~ 25 | 55 (17.4) | 34.33 ± 9.355 | ||
26 ~ 35 | 163 (51.4) | 36.12 ± 10.990 | ||
≥ 36 | 99 (31.2) | 39.03 ± 10.024 | ||
Education level | 0.073 | 0.930 | ||
College and below | 55 (17.4) | 36.24 ± 11.129 | ||
Bachelor's degree | 258 (81.4) | 36.81 ± 10.432 | ||
Postgraduate and above | 4 (1.3) | 37.25 ± 11.087 | ||
Title | 1.197 | 0.311 | ||
Nurse | 61 (19.2) | 36.16 ± 9.689 | ||
Nurse practitioner | 91 (28.7) | 36.15 ± 10.794 | ||
Supervisor Nurse | 134 (42.3) | 36.58 ± 10.742 | ||
Deputy chief nurse | 31 (9.8) | 40.06 ± 10.295 | ||
Work experience (years) | 4.041 | 0.018 | ||
1 ~ 5 | 82 (25.9) | 35.29 ± 10.206 | ||
6 ~ 10 | 97 (30.6) | 35.23 ± 10.916 | ||
≥ 11 | 138 (43.5) | 38.62 ± 10.212 | ||
Department | 5.170 | < 0.001 | ||
Internal medicine ward | 92 (29.0) | 35.46 ± 10.608 | ||
Surgical ward | 96 (30.3) | 36.21 ± 9.998 | ||
Emergency medicine | 8 (2.5) | 34.38 ± 10.253 | ||
ICU | 55 (17.4) | 35.42 ± 10.709 | ||
Dentistry | 33 (10.4) | 45.18 ± 8.461 | ||
Other | 33 (10.4) | 36.00 ± 10.531 | ||
Marital status | 3.801 | 0.023 | ||
Married | 226 (71.3) | 37.68 ± 10.436 | ||
Unmarried | 88 (27.8) | 34.52 ± 10.250 | ||
Divorced or widowed | 3 (0.9) | 28.67 ± 16.862 | ||
Place of residence | 0.126 | 0.900 | ||
Urban | 293 (92.4) | 36.74 ± 10.593 | ||
Rural | 24 (7.6) | 36.46 ± 9.943 | ||
Monthly household economic income (RMB) | 10.977 | < 0.001 | ||
≤ 2000 | 9 (2.8) | 34.44 ± 11.674 | ||
2000–5000 | 85 (26.8) | 33.39 ± 10.114 | ||
5000–10,000 | 157 (49.5) | 36.17 ± 9.694 | ||
≥ 10,000 | 66 (20.8) | 42.62 ± 10.644 | ||
Whether to go to the dentist in the past year | 3.746 | 0.005 | ||
Yes | 104 (32.8) | 39.83 ± 10.979 | ||
No | 213 (67.2) | 35.20 ± 9.984 | ||
Self-rated oral health | 15.725 | < 0.001 | ||
Poor | 43 (13.6) | 33.81 ± 10.032 | ||
Fair | 209 (65.9) | 35.40 ± 10.113 | ||
Good | 65 (20.5) | 42.88 ± 9.962 |