Table 3.

Relationship Between Dermatologists’ Academic Degree and Their Knowledge and Performance About Isotretinoin Therapy

Variables	Academic Degree						P value
	Bachelor/Board (n=10)		Diploma/M.Sc. (n=70)		MD/PhD (n=31)
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Isotretinoin prescription							0.636
Always	0	0.0	3	4.3	0	0.0
Sometimes	10	100.0	64	91.4	29	93.5
Rarely	0	0.0	3	4.3	2	6.5
Ocular side effects knowledge							0.099
Yes	8	80.0	67	95.7	30	69.8
No	2	20.0	3	4.3	1	3.2
Refractive surgery screening							0.350
Always	1	10.0	26	37.2	14	45.2
Sometimes	6	60.0	32	45.7	11	35.5
Rarely	3	30.0	12	17.1	6	19.3
Refractive surgery warning							0.039*
Yes	1	10.0	32	45.7	10	32.2
Sometimes	2	20.0	20	28.6	12	38.7
No	7	70.0	18	25.7	9	29.1
Contact lenses intolerance knowledge							0.421
Yes	6	60.0	52	74.3	25	80.7
No	4	40.0	18	25.7	6	19.3
Patients informed about adverse effects							0.003*
Yes	8	80.0	66	94.3	26	83.9
Sometimes	0	0.0	4	5.7	4	12.9
No	2	20.0	0	0.0	1	3.2
Ophthalmologist referral							0.767
Always	0	0.0	2	2.9	2	6.4
Sometimes	5	50.0	40	57.1	18	58.1
Rarely	5	50.0	28	40.0	11	35.5
Lubricant eye drops prescription							0.721
Always	3	30.0	32	45.7	17	54.8
Sometimes	4	40.0	20	28.6	7	22.6
Rarely	3	30.0	18	25.7	7	22.6

Note: *Significant.