Table 2. Background characteristics of the study population.
| Variables | Total N=498 n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 81 (16.3) |
| Female | 417 (83.7) | |
| Age (yr) | ≤30 | 198 (41.9) |
| 31–40 | 154 (32.6) | |
| 41–50 | 102 (21.6) | |
| 51–60 | 18 (3.8) | |
| Educational qualifications (highest degree attained) |
Bachelor of Dental Assisting | 51 (10.2) |
| Diploma in Dental Assisting | 67 (13.5) | |
| Dental degree | 306 (61.4) | |
| BSc Nursing | 53 (10.6) | |
| Others | 21 (4.2) | |
| Nationality | Saudi | 111 (22.3) |
| Non-Saudi | 387 (77.7) | |
| Current employment | Public | 349 (70.1) |
| Private | 149 (29.9) | |
| Years of experience (yr) | ≤10 | 339 (69.5) |
| >10 | 149 (30.5) | |
| Working hours per day (h) | ≤8 | 181 (36.6) |
| >8 | 313 (63.4) |