Table 2.
Pearson chi-square results for the knowledge and awareness of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 by profession
| Variable | Dental profession | p | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental student | Dental intern | Dental assistant | Dental hygienist | Postgraduate resident | General dentist | Specialist consultant | Total | ||
| Q1: Incubation period of SARS-CoV-2? | |||||||||
| 1–7 days | 3 (1.5%) | 2 (2.6%) | 4 (2.6%) | 1 (2.8%) | 4 (4.4%) | 4 (2.2%) | 9 (3.3%) | 27 | |
| 1–14 days | 184 (93.4%) | 71 (93.4%) | 139 (89.1%) | 35 (97.2%) | 84 (91.2%) | 165 (91.7%) | 245 (90.4%) | 923 | 0.866 |
| 1–21 days | 7 (3.6%) | 3 (4.0%) | 12 (7.7%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.4%) | 10 (5.6%) | 15 (5.6% | 51 | |
| Do not know | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 2 (0.7%) | 7 | |
| Total | 197 (100%) | 76 (100%) | 156 (100%) | 36 (100%) | 92 (100%) | 180 (100%) | 271 (100%) | 1008 | |
| Q2: Survival of SARS-CoV-2 outside the host? | |||||||||
| Couple of hours | 108 (54.8%) | 48 (63.2%) | 78 (50%) | 22 (61.1%) | 42 (45.6%) | 83 (46.1%) | 115 (42.4%) | 496 | |
| Couple of days | 52 (26.4%) | 18 (23.7%) | 40 (25.6%) | 11 (30.5%) | 39 (42.4%) | 69 (38.3%) | 131 (48.3%) | 360 | 0.000 ** |
| Couple of weeks | 10 (5.1%) | 3 (3.9%) | 28 (18%) | 1 (2.8%) | 7 (7.6%) | 10 (0.6%) | 12 (4.5%) | 71 | |
| Do not know | 27 (13.7%) | 7 (9.2%) | 10 (6.4%) | 2 (5.6%) | 4 (4.4%) | 18 (10%) | 13 (4.8%) | 81 | |
| Total | 197 (100%) | 76 (100%) | 156 (100%) | 36 (100%) | 92 (100%) | 180 (100%) | 271 (100%) | 1008 | |
| Q3: Recommended hand-soap cleaning time to prevent SARS-CoV-2-infection? | |||||||||
| Approximately 20 s | 35 (17.8%) | 15 (19.7%) | 60 (38.5%) | 5 (13.9%) | 19 (20.7%) | 45 (24.8%) | 98 (36.3%) | 277 | |
| Approximately 40 s | 118 (60.3%) | 44 (57.9%) | 39 (25.0%) | 25 (69.4%) | 63 (68.4%) | 121 (66.9%) | 151 (55.9%) | 561 | |
| Approximately 60 s | 38 (19.3%) | 16 (21.1%) | 56 (35.9%) | 4 (11.1%) | 6 (6.5%) | 14 (7.7%) | 18 (6.7%) | 152 | 0.000** |
| Do not know | 5 (2.6%) | 1 (1.3%) | 1 (0.6%) | 2 (5.6%) | 4 (4.4%) | 1 (0.6%) | 3 (1.1%) | 17 | |
| Total | 196 (100%) | 76 (100%) | 156 (100%) | 36 (100%) | 92 (100%) | 181 (100%) | 270 (100%) | 1007 | |
| Q4: Willingness to treat a suspected COVID-19 patient? | |||||||||
| Yes | 52 (26.4%) | 15 (19.7%) | 44 (28.8%) | 14 (38.9%) | 16 (17.4%) | 48 (26.7%) | 62 (23%) | 251 | |
| No | 145 (73.6%) | 61 (80.3%) | 109 (71.2%) | 22 (61.1%) | 76 (82.6%) | 132 (73.3%) | 208 (77%) | 753 | 0.129 |
| Total | 197 (100%) | 76 (100%) | 153 (100%) | 36 (100%) | 92 (100%) | 180 (100%) | 270 (100%) | 1004 | |
All tests were performed at a significance level of α = 0.05
*Significant at p < 0.05
**Significant at p < 0.001