From: Paediatricians’ awareness on orthodontic problems and related conditions—a national survey
Referral to orthodontist | |||||||
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No | Yes | Total | p value | ||||
N | % | No. | % | N | % | ||
Gender | 0.43* | ||||||
Male | 23 | 74 | 8 | 26 | 31 | 100 | |
Female | 52 | 81 | 12 | 19 | 64 | 100 | |
Total | 75 | 79 | 20 | 21 | 95 | 100 | |
Age | 0.01# | ||||||
26–35 | 22 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 100 | |
36–45 | 14 | 74 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 100 | |
46–55 | 10 | 63 | 6 | 37 | 16 | 100 | |
over 55 | 15 | 79 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 100 | |
Total | 61 | 80 | 15 | 20 | 76 | 100 | |
Subspecialty | 0.35* | ||||||
No | 55 | 82 | 12 | 18 | 67 | 100 | |
Yes | 13 | 72 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 100 | |
Total | 68 | 80 | 17 | 20 | 85 | 100 | |
Work sector | 0.02# | ||||||
Public | 33 | 92 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 100 | |
Private | 34 | 67 | 17 | 33 | 51 | 100 | |
Both | 5 | 83 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 100 | |
Total | 72 | 77 | 21 | 23 | 93 | 100 | |
Years at work | 0.05# | ||||||
1 to 5 | 21 | 95 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 100 | |
6 to 15 | 18 | 82 | 4 | 18 | 22 | 100 | |
16 to 30 | 19 | 66 | 10 | 34 | 29 | 100 | |
Over 30 | 8 | 73 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 100 | |
Total | 66 | 79 | 18 | 21 | 84 | 100 | |
Hours per week | 0.55# | ||||||
1 to 25 | 7 | 70 | 3 | 30 | 10 | 100 | |
26 to 50 | 32 | 74 | 11 | 26 | 43 | 100 | |
51 to 75 | 20 | 77 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 100 | |
over 75 | 12 | 92 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 100 | |
Total | 71 | 77 | 21 | 23 | 92 | 100 | |
Patients per day | 0.68# | ||||||
1 to 10 | 24 | 73 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 100 | |
11 to 20 | 28 | 82 | 6 | 18 | 34 | 100 | |
21 to 30 | 10 | 77 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 100 | |
over 30 | 9 | 90 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 100 | |
Total | 71 | 79 | 19 | 21 | 90 | 100 |