Table. 6.
Presence or Absence of EduIC according to General Characteristics
| Characteristic |
Category |
Education status |
χ2 (p-value)a |
| Educated |
Uneducated |
| Age (y) |
<27 |
29 (80.6) |
7 (19.4) |
9.155 (0.027) |
| 27∼31 |
68 (58.6) |
48 (41.4) |
| 32∼36 |
48 (75.0) |
16 (25.0) |
| ≥37 |
34 (72.3) |
13 (27.7) |
| Education level |
Associate degree |
98 (64.9) |
53 (35.1) |
1.629 (0.202) |
Bachelor’s degree
or higher |
81 (72.3) |
31 (27.7) |
| Number of years worked |
<3 |
55 (80.9) |
13 (19.1) |
7.333 (0.026) |
| 3∼6 |
66 (61.7) |
41 (38.3) |
| ≥7 |
58 (65.9) |
30 (34.1) |
| Form of work institution |
Dental clinic |
93 (64.1) |
52 (35.9) |
2.288 (0.130) |
| Dental hospital level or higher |
86 (72.9) |
32 (27.1) |
| Number of dental hygienists in organization |
<4 |
60 (64.5) |
33 (35.5) |
2.859 (0.239) |
| 4∼8 |
91 (67.4) |
44 (32.6) |
| ≥9 |
28 (80.0) |
7 (20.0) |
| Number of unit chairs |
<6 |
77 (66.4) |
39 (33.6) |
0.270 (0.603) |
| ≥6 |
102 (69.4) |
45 (30.6) |
| Residential area |
Metropolitan area |
127 (66.8) |
63 (33.2) |
0.468 (0.494) |
| Non-metropolitan area |
52 (71.2) |
21 (28.8) |
| Monthly pay (1,000 won) |
<220 |
54 (78.3) |
15 (21.7) |
8.226 (0.042) |
| 220∼260 |
72 (70.6) |
30 (29.4) |
| 260∼300 |
34 (57.6) |
25 (42.4) |
| >300 |
19 (57.6) |
14 (42.4) |
Values are presented as n (%).
EduIC: infection control education.
aStatistical differences were confirmed through chi-square tests.
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