Research Article
Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Iranian Nurses towards Toothbrush Maintenance and Use
Table 3
Relationship between nurses’ knowledge of toothbrush maintenance and use and demographic variables.
| | | Variables | Median (IQR‡) | Mean ± SD† | Test result |
| | Gender | Male | 60 (20.0) | 58.1 (17.1) | Z = −1.20 | | Female | 60 (20.0) | 60.0 (16.0) | | | Education | BSc.‡ | 60 (20.0) | 58.9 (16.3) | Z = −1.24 | | MSc. | 60 (30.0) | 63.8 (17.9) | | | Age (years) | 22–32 | 60 (20.0) | 58.9 (16.3) | X2 = 1.47 | | 33–42 | 60 (20.0) | 60.1 (17.0) | | | 43–52 | 50 (10.0) | 55.0 (11.9) | | | Work experience (years) | 1–9 | 60 (20.0) | 59.2 (15.9) | X2 = 0.12 | | 10–18 | 60 (20.0) | 59.4 (17.9) | | | 19–28 | 55 (17.5) | 58.7 (11.2) | |
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‡Interquartile range; †standard deviation; ‡Bachelor of Science; Master of Science. |
