Table 2 Factors, their adjusted odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals for predicting the students’ agreeing attitude to responsibility to guide patients online using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Data included 643 undergraduate dental students
Responsibility to guide patients | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Odds ratio | 95% CI | p-value | |
Country | 0.003 | ||
Finland (ref) | 1 | ||
Malaysia | 2.17 | 1.31–3.59 | |
Age | 0.664 | ||
23 or younger | 1.13 | 0.65–1.96 | |
24 or older (ref) | 1 | ||
Sex | 0.061 | ||
Male (ref) | 1 | ||
Female | 1.57 | 0.99–2.50 | |
Year of dental school | 0.333 | ||
1–3 years (ref) | 1 | ||
4–5 years | 1.28 | 0.77–2.12 | |
Hours a week using SM | 0.006 | ||
Less than 10 h (ref) | 1 | ||
11–15 h | 1.81 | 0.99–3.29 | |
16–20 h | 0.75 | 0.44–1.29 | |
More than 20 h | 1.91 | 1.06–3.46 | |
Importance of communicating issues relating to dental training | 0.205 | ||
Less important (ref) | 1 | ||
Very important | 1.32 | 0.86–2.02 | |