Table 1Demographic characteristics of dentists of study population.
Sample characteristics |
Frequency (%) |
Age (y)
|
25–34 |
101 (64.7) |
35–45 |
43 (27.6) |
>45 |
12 (7.7) |
Sex
|
Male |
92 (59) |
Female |
64 (41) |
Qualification
|
Masters of dental surgery (MDS) |
54 (34.6) |
Bachelors of dental surgery (BDS) |
102 (65.4) |
Work experience (y)
|
<5 |
83 (53.2) |
5–10 |
36 (23.1) |
>10 |
37 (23.7) |
Total 156 (100)
|
Table 2Association of mean knowledge and attitude scores with independent variables.a
Variables |
Knowledge
|
Attitude
|
Mean ± Standard Deviation |
p-value |
Mean ± Standard Deviation |
p-value |
Sex
|
Male |
19.53 ± 1.72 |
|
9.50 ± 1.61 |
|
Female |
9.50 ± 1.61 |
0.17 |
9.30 ± 1.86 |
0.42 |
Age (y)
|
25–34 |
19.15 ± 1.73 |
|
9.32 ± 1.57 |
|
35–44 |
19.23 ± 1.96 |
|
9.41 ± 1.69 |
|
>45 |
19.31 ± 1.65 |
0.20 |
9.93 ± 1.78 |
0.80 |
Qualification
|
Masters of dental surgery (MDS) |
20.00 ± 1.88 |
|
10.03 ± 1.65 |
|
Bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) |
19.00 ± 1.70 |
0.00∗
|
9.02 ± 1.70 |
0.00∗
|
Work experience (y)
|
<5 |
18.78 ± 1.68b
|
|
9.20 ± 1.64 |
|
5–10 |
19.18 ± 1.92 |
|
9.34 ± 1.86 |
|
>10 |
19.89 ± 1.72b
|
0.00∗
|
9.50 ± 1.60 |
0.70 |
Table 3Frequency of responses regarding knowledge, value and opinion.
Knowledge |
Yes |
No |
Not sure |
1. Do you know what an informed consent is? |
152 (97.4) |
4 (2.6) |
0 (0.0) |
2. Do you know what verbal consent is? |
107 (68.6) |
19 (12.2) |
27 (17.3) |
3. Do you know what written consent is? |
104 (66.7) |
32 (20.5) |
24 (15.4) |
4. Should signature be taken even if it is a verbal consent? |
76 (48.7) |
31 (19.9) |
49 (31.4) |
5. Should the patient consent be taken before treatment? |
83 (53.2) |
35 (22.4) |
38 (24.4) |
6. Should the patient consent be taken after treatment? |
51 (32.7) |
75 (48.1) |
30 (19.0) |
7. Do you know that consent should be obtained for disabled/child patient? |
124 (79.5) |
23 (14.7) |
9 (5.8) |
8. Does patient's consent help with the treatment? |
71 (45.5) |
38 (24.4) |
47 (30.1) |
9. Are you aware that one copy of the informed consent form should be given to the patient if asked for? |
38 (24.4) |
111 (71.3) |
7 (4.5) |
10. Are you aware of the Consumer Protection Act? |
35 (22.4) |
38 (24.4) |
83 (53.2) |
Attitude |
Never |
Sometimes |
Always |
1. Have you been taking consent from the patient before? |
49 (31.4) |
76 (48.7) |
31 (19.9) |
2. Do you take signatures even if it is a verbal consent? |
35 (22.4) |
38 (24.4) |
83 (53.2) |
3. Do you take consent for surgical procedure? |
30 (19.0) |
51 (32.7) |
75 (48.1) |
4. Do you take consent for non-surgical procedure? |
25 (16.0) |
102 (65.4) |
29 (18.6) |
5. If patient asks to take a copy of the consent form do you provide a copy? |
111 (71.2) |
28 (17.9) |
17 (10.9) |
Table 4Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis with knowledge score as dependent variable among dentists.
Model |
R |
R2
|
F |
p
|
1 |
0.381a
|
0.145 |
17.507 |
0.000a
|
2 |
0.504b
|
0.254 |
17.405 |
0.000b
|
Table 5Stepwise multiple linear regression analysis with attitude score as dependent variable among dentists.
Mode |
R |
R2
|
F |
p
|
1 |
0.261a
|
0.068 |
7.549 |
0.007a
|