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Table 2 Mean score of mothers’ knowledge of the management of traumatic dental injuries at different socio-demographic characteristics (n = 277)

From: Mothers’ knowledge and self-reported performance regarding the management of traumatic dental injuries and associated factors: a cross-sectional study

 

Knowledge

Self-reported performance

Mean

SD

p -Value

Mean

SD

p -Value

Child’s gender

  Boy

3.43

1.35

0.1 a

3.47

1.16

0.22 a

  Girl

3.43

1.34

3.29

1.23

Mother’s education

  High school

2.70

1.38

<0.001 b

2.93

1.17

<0.001 b

  Diploma

2.85

1.50

2.89

1.27

  Universal/Higher education

3.79

1.54

3.65

1.10

Mother’s employment status

  Employed

3.17

1.58

<0.001 a

3.64

1.08

0.011 a

  Unemployed

3.99

1.45

3.25

1.23

Economic status

  Very good

3.71

0.95

0.224 b

3.57

1.40

0.41 b

  Good

3.56

1.55

3.39

1.15

  Poor

3.08

1.73

3.48

1.31

  Very poor

2.50

0.29

2.50

0.58

  Do not have idea

3.41

1.50

3.06

1.43

Accommodation status

  Owner with or without mortgage

3.54

1.61

0.44 b

3.33

1,23

0.32 b

  Private tenant

3.31

1.56

3.47

1.17

  Free

3.16

1.33

2.83

1.17

Previous experience of traumatic dental injuries

  Yes

3.30

1.38

0.16 a

3.02

1.32

<0.001 a

  No

3.50

1.63

3.47

1.16

  1. Significant results (p<0.05) are highlighted in bold
  2. aT-test Analysis
  3. bone way ANOVA