Table 7 Motive scale percentage distribution and mean distribution of the final year dental students with positive opinion about paediatric dental practice (n = 179)
Opinion about paediatric dental practice | Sex | Age | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Men | Women | P | > 27 yrs | 27-29 yrs | < 29 years | P | |||||||||
% | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | % | Mean (SD) | |
Essence of paediatric dentistry (Useful for the community, Prestigious, Essential, Efficient, Scientific, Attractive, Valuable) | 49.7 | 0.50 (0.50) | 50.0 | 0.49 (0.50) | 49.3 | 0.51 (0.50) | 0.93 | 0.83 | 50.7 | 0.5 (0.50) | 42.1 | 0.4 (0.49) | 57.8 | 0.6 (0.50) | 0.28 | 0.14 |
Perception of paediatric dental practice (Simple, not costly) | 48.0 | 0.37 (0.49) | 47.2 | 0.40 (0.49) | 49.3 | 0.34 (0.48) | 0.78 | 0.47 | 48.1 | 0.38 (0.49) | 43.9 | 0.32 (0.47) | 53.3 | 0.44 (0.50) | 0.64 | 0.41 |