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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and COVID-19 status of the study participants (N = 718)

From: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of dental health professionals toward dental impression disinfection protocol during the COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia– a cross-sectional study

Variables

n

%

95% CL

Lower

Upper

Gender

Female

333

46.4

42.8

50.0

Male

385

53.6

50.0

57.2

Age

20–30

289

40.3

36.7

43.9

31–40

290

40.4

36.8

44.0

> 41

139

19.4

16.6

22.4

Nationality

Non-Saudi

190

26.5

23.3

29.8

Saudi

528

73.5

70.2

76.7

DHPs Specialty

Dentist

459

63.9

60.4

67.4

DH

39

5.4

4.0

7.3

DT

54

7.5

5.8

9.6

DA

166

23.1

20.1

26.3

Qualification

Diploma

88

12.3

10.0

14.8

Bachelor

365

50.8

47.2

54.5

Postgraduate

242

33.7

30.3

37.2

Others

23

3.2

2.1

4.7

Experience (in year)

< 1

81

11.3

9.1

13.8

1–5

257

35.8

32.4

39.4

6–10

179

24.9

21.9

28.2

11–15

90

12.5

10.3

15.1

> 15

111

15.5

13.0

18.2

Employment

Govt

405

56.4

52.8

60.0

Pvt

313

43.6

40.0

47.2

COVID 19 Infection

No

357

49.7

46.1

53.4

Yes

361

50.3

46.6

53.9

  1. DH = Dental Hygienists, DA = Dental Technicians, DA = Dental Assistants, Govt = Government, Pvt = Private, CL = Confidence Level