Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Nursing and Medical Students in Kermanshah, Iran, about Toothbrush Maintenance and Use

Table 2

Comparison of attitude, knowledge, and practice scores of medical and nursing students about the maintenance and use of a toothbrush.

Variables	Nursing students		Medical students		Test results
	Median (IQR^†)	Mean ± SD	Median (IQR)	Mean ± SD^††
Knowledge	60 (30)	54.53 ± 17.18	60 (30.00)	54.21 ± 17.42	Z^‡ = −0.27
					NS^‡‡
Attitude	50 (33.33)	49.67 ± 19.17	50 (33.33)	51.87 ± 18.28	Z = −1.16
					NS
Practice	50 (30)	51.00 ± 19.50	50 (20.00)	49.87 ± 17.52	Z = −0.93
					NS

^†Interquartile range; ^††standard deviation; ^‡based on Mann–Whitney U test;^‡‡nonsignificant.