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Table 4 Comparison of knowledge score among different variables

From: Knowledge of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among dental surgeons of Nepal: a nationwide study

Characteristics

Median (Q1-Q3)

P-value

Age in years

 < 30

14 (12–15)

0.013*

 ≥ 30

14 (13–15)

 

Gender

 Female

13.5 (12–15)

0.063*

 Male

14 (13–15)

 

Education level

 BDS

14 (12–15)

0.041*

 MDS

14 (13–15)

 

Province

 Province 1

14 (13–15)

0.010**

 Province 2

15 (13–16)

 

 Bagmati Province

13 (12–15)

 

 Gandaki Province

13.5 (12–14.75)

 

 Province 5

14 (12.75–15)

 

 Karnali+sudurpaschim Province

15 (14.5–16.5)

 

Type of Healthcare

 Government

15 (14–16)

< 0.001**

 Private

13 (12–15)

 

 Semi-government

14 (13–15)

 

Level of hospital/healthcare

 Primary

13.5 (12–15)

0.029**

 Secondary

13 (11–15)

 

 Tertiary

14 (13–15)

 

Working Hospital

 COVID-Center

14 (13–15.5)

0.002*

 Non-COVID Center

13 (12–15)

 

Involvement in COVID-19 management

 Yes

14.5 (13–16)

0.004*

 No

14 (12–15)

 

Training on COVID-19

 Yes

14 (13–15)

0.853*

 No

14 (12–15)

 
  1. *Mann-Whitney test; **Kruskal-Wallis test; < 0.05 indicates statistically significant