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Table 6 Results of comparison of the variables studied and the knowledge level about oral cancer of the participants

From: Association between sociodemographic characteristics and level of knowledge about oral cancer among Mexican dental health professionals: a cross-sectional online survey

   

VL

L

R

G

E

Total

Specialty

Without

Count

4

36

124

100

33

297

Specialty

%

1.3%

12.1%

41.8%

33.7%

11.1%

100.0%

Orthodontist

Count

0

3

15

11

1

30

 

%

0.0%

10.0%

50.0%

36.7%

3.3%

100.0%

Prosthodontist

Count

0

0

10

4

1

15

%

0.0%

0.0%

66.7%

26.7%

6.7%

100.0%

Endodontist

Count

0

3

13

7

0

23

%

0.0%

13.0%

56.5%

30.4%

0.0%

100.0%

Pediatric

Count

0

2

6

6

1

15

Dentist

%

0.0%

13.3%

40.0%

40.0%

6.7%

100.0%

Periodontist

Count

0

0

1

1

1

3

%

0.0%

0.0%

33.3%

33.3%

33.3%

100.0%

Oral surgeon

Count

0

0

1

2

1

4

%

0.0%

0.0%

25.0%

50.0%

25.0%

100.0%

       

Coefficient

P

   

Cramér’s V

 

0.100

0.906

AD

Student

Count

2

22

66

54

27

171

%

50.0%

50.0%

38.8%

41.2%

71.1%

44.2%

Bachelor’s

Count

2

14

60

47

5

128

Degree

%

50.0%

31.8%

35.3%

35.9%

13.2%

33.1%

Specialty

Count

0

4

18

17

1

40

%

0.0%

9.1%

10.6%

13.0%

2.6%

10.3%

Master

Count

0

4

25

12

5

46

%

0.0%

9.1%

14.7%

9.2%

13.2%

11.9%

xam

Count

0

0

1

1

0

2

 

%

0.0%

0.0%

0.6%

0.8%

0.0%

0.5%

      

Coefficient

P

    

Spearman’s Correlation

 

−0.060

0.236

Ocupation

Student

Count

3

21

66

55

26

171

Dental

%

75.0%

47.7%

38.8%

42.0%

68.4%

44.2%

Count

1

20

90

70

10

191

Office

%

25.0%

45.5%

52.9%

53.4%

26.3%

49.4%

Teacher

Count

0

0

3

3

0

6

%

0.0%

0.0%

1.8%

2.3%

0.0%

1.6%

Researcher

Count

0

0

1

0

0

1

%

0.0%

0.0%

0.6%

0.0%

0.0%

0.3%

Administrative

Count

0

0

3

0

0

3

%

0.0%

0.0%

1.8%

0.0%

0.0%

0.8%

Unemployed

Count

0

3

7

3

2

15

%

0.0%

6.8%

4.1%

2.3%

5.3%

3.9%

       

Coefficient

P

    

Cramér’s V

 

0.119

0.339

RYABDC

Student

Count

4

25

74

56

30

189

%

100.0%

56.8%

43.5%

42.7%

78.9%

48.8%

1–10 years

Count

0

9

51

46

3

109

%

0.0%

20.5%

30.0%

35.1%

7.9%

28.2%

11–20 years

Count

0

6

21

15

3

45

%

0.0%

13.6%

12.4%

11.5%

7.9%

11.6%

> 20 years

Count

0

4

24

14

2

44

%

0.0%

9.1%

14.1%

10.7%

5.3%

11.4%

      

Coefficient

P

   

Spearman’s Correlation

 

−0.054

0.011

  1. AD Academic degree, RYABDC range of years after bachelor’s degree completion, VL Very low, L Low, R Regular, G Good, E Excellent