Table 1:
Demographic characteristics of the study participants
| Undergraduates | Dental Officers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Freq (N=107) | Percent (%) | Freq (N=63) | Percentage (%) |
| Age Group (Yrs) | ||||
| ≤ 25 | 44 | 41.1 | 4 | 6.3 |
| 26 – 30 | 61 | 57.0 | 54 | 85.7 |
| >30 | 2 | 1.9 | 5 | 7.9 |
| Age range | 23 – 31 | 25 – 34 | ||
| Median Age | 26 | 28 | ||
| Mean ± SD | 26. ± 1.8 | 28.1 ± 2.1 | ||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 59 | 55.1 | 40 | 63.5 |
| Female | 48 | 44.9 | 23 | 36.5 |
| Level of Education | ||||
| Year Five | 33 | 30.8 | N/A | N/A |
| Year Six | 69 | 64.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Response | 5 | 4.7 | N/A | N/A |