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. 2021 Jun 28;7:24. doi: 10.1038/s41405-021-00079-0

Table 4.

Knowledge and attitude score of the aerosol transmission related to COVID-19 based on the sociodemographic characteristics of study participants.

Variables n Knowledge score Attitude score
Mean±SD t/F p-value Mean±SD t/F p-value
Gendera

Male

Female

180

203

3.34 ± 1.03

3.06 ± 1.16

 2.493 0.01*

4.81 ± 1.10

4.7 ± 1.09

 0.948 0.34
Age group

<31

31–40

41 and above

219

148

17

3.19 ± 1.12

3.19 ± 1.10

3.29 ± 1.05

 0.071 0.93

4.62 ± 1.13

4.91 ± 1.06

5.00 ± 1.00

 3.671 0.03*
Residenceb

Province 1

Province 2

Bagmati

Gandaki

Province 5

Karnali

48

22

232

25

44

11

3.48 ± 1.07

3.18 ± 1.01

3.19 ± 1.13

3.4 ± 0.91

2.75 ± 1.06

3.55 ± 1.13

 2.491 0.03*

4.69 ± 1.39

5.14 ± 0.89

4.80 ± 1.04

4.52 ± 1.39

4.59 ± 1.04

4.27 ± 1.01

 1.481 0.19
Years of practice

< 2 years

2–5 years

6–10 years

>10 years

107

148

80

49

3.16 ± 1.24

3.27 ± 1.02

3.22 ± 1.07

3.02 ± 1.45

 0.679 0.57

4.64 ± 1.08

4.64 ± 1.14

4.91 ± 1.07

5.04 ± 1.04

 2.591 0.05
Workplace

Gov.

Hospital

M/D College

Private setup

None

48

133

198

5

3.42 ± 1.07

3.23 ± 1.15

3.12 ± 1.09

3.20 ± 0.84

 1.031 0.38

4.73 ± 1.05

4.83 ± 1.01

4.70 ± 1.19

4.8 ± 0.84

 0.374 0.77
Designation

General dental practitioner

Specialist

214

170

3.10 ± 1.13

3.31 ± 1.08

 1.845 0.07

4.63 ± 1.12

4.89 ± 1.07

 2.330 0.02*

a1 response (prefer not to say) excluded.

b2 responses in Sudurpaschim Province excluded.

*p < 0.05