Table 7.

Association between sorting of infectious HCWs by dentists and their practices and knowledge in HCW management

Variables	Segregation of infectious HCW N=145	No Segregation of infectious HCW N=38	p
Years of practice (years) <5 5-10 10-15 >15	27 (18,6%) 25 (17,2%) 41 (28,3%) 52 (35,9%)	11 (28,9%) 2 (5,3%) 7 (18,4%) 18 (47,4%)	<0,085
Specific waste disposal route	42 (30,2%)	1 (2,9%)	<0,001
The annual cost of services Less than 1 000 MAD 1 000 to 3 000 MAD More than 3 000 MAD	21 (35,6%) 11 (18,6%) 27 (45,8%)	6 (85,7%) 1 (14,3%) 0	0,017
HCW disposal Household garbage Isolated area	70 (70,7%) 20 (20,2%)	22 (75,9%) 3 (10,3%)	0,546
Knowledge of Law 28-00	20 (14,1%)	3 (8,3%)	0,577

HCW: healthcare waste; MAD: Moroccan Dirham