Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variables</td><td class="align_center">Median (IQR<sup>‡</sup>)</td><td class="align_center">Mean ± SD<sup>†</sup></td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Knowledge</td><td class="align_center">60.0 (20.0)</td><td class="align_center">59.3 ± 16.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Attitude</td><td class="align_center">66.7 (33.3)</td><td class="align_center">64.2 ± 20.7</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Practice</td><td class="align_center">50.0 (30.0)</td><td class="align_center">51.5 ± 17.1</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div><sup>‡</sup>Interquartile range; <sup>†</sup>standard deviation.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and practice scores in toothbrush maintenance and use.</div>

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Table 2: Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use 