Table 1.
Sample characteristics.
| Characteristic | Total N = 89 N (%) |
Pre-CBDE Dental Students with Previous Community Experience Working with PLWH N = 36 N (%) |
Pre-CBDE Dental Students without Previous Experience Working with PLWH N = 53 N (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age | 83 (25.9 ± 3.5 SD) | 32 (27.3 ± 4.6 SD) | 51 (25.1 ± 2.4 SD) | 0.00 |
| Year of study (N = 89) | ||||
| D1 | 28 (31.5) | 7 (19.4) | 21 (39.6) | 0.00 |
| D2 | 27 (30.3) | 8 (22.3) | 19 (35.9) | |
| D3 | 34 (38.2) | 21 (58.3) | 13 (24.5) | |
| Sex (N = 88) | ||||
| Male | 28 (31.8) | 15 (41.7) | 13 (25.0) | 0.09 |
| Female | 60 (68.2) | 21 (58.3) | 39 (75.0) | |
| Sexual orientation (N = 88) | ||||
| Heterosexual | 83 (94.3) | 32 (88.9) | 51 (98.1) | 0.15 |
| Gay | 2 (2.3) | 2 (5.5) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Bisexual | 1 (1.1) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Something else | 2 (2.3) | 1 (2.8) | 0 (0.0) | |
| American Dental Association membership (N = 88) | ||||
| Yes | 82 (93.2) | 34 (94.4) | 48 (92.3) | 0.69 |
| No | 6 (6.8) | 2 (5.6) | 4 (7.7) | |
| Experience working with disadvantaged groups (N = 89) | ||||
| People with low income | ||||
| Yes | 80 (89.9) | 36 (100.0) | 44 (83.0) | 0.00 |
| No | 9 (10.1) | 0 (0.0) | 9 (17.0) | |
| People who inject drugs | ||||
| Yes | 38 (42.7) | 22 (61.1) | 16 (30.2) | 0.00 |
| No | 51 (57.3) | 14 (38.9) | 37 (69.8) | |
| Homeless people | ||||
| Yes | 35 (39.3) | 20 (55.6) | 15 (28.3) | 0.01 |
| No | 54 (60.7) | 16 (44.4) | 38 (71.7) | |