Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19
Abstract Despite maintaining a lower mortality rate and greater control of victims infected by COVID-19, the world’s population and science are still confronted with this coronavirus. Therefore, the aim was to assess the association between sociodemographic factors and the level of knowledge and att...
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| author | Geanella Silva-Robles Gissela Briceño-Vergel Rosa Aroste-Andía Emily Hernández-Huamaní Marysela Ladera-Castañeda Miriam Castro-Rojas Percy Gavilán-Chávez Luis Cervantes-Ganoza César Cayo-Rojas |
| author_facet | Geanella Silva-Robles Gissela Briceño-Vergel Rosa Aroste-Andía Emily Hernández-Huamaní Marysela Ladera-Castañeda Miriam Castro-Rojas Percy Gavilán-Chávez Luis Cervantes-Ganoza César Cayo-Rojas |
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| description | Abstract Despite maintaining a lower mortality rate and greater control of victims infected by COVID-19, the world’s population and science are still confronted with this coronavirus. Therefore, the aim was to assess the association between sociodemographic factors and the level of knowledge and attitudes of dental students regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This cross-sectional study evaluated 503 dental students from the capital city and one Peruvian province between February and June 2022. A validated 13-item questionnaire was used. A Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to evaluate the influence of the variables sex, age, year of study, marital status, place of origin, death of a family member due to COVID-19, and history of COVID-19, with the level of knowledge and attitudes of the dental students, considering a significance level of p < 0.05. Of the total participants, 14.3% showed sufficient knowledge, and 89.3% showed positive attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Furthermore, those from the capital city were 52% less likely to have sufficient knowledge regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19, compared to those from the province (APR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.31–0.75). Moreover, none of the variables considered in this study were significantly associated with attitudes toward this topic (p > 0.05). A minority of dental students presented sufficient knowledge, while the majority presented positive attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In addition, being from the capital city was a limiting factor for sufficient knowledge. The variables sex, age, year of study, marital status, place of origin, death of a family member due to COVID-19, and history of COVID-19 were not influential factors for positive attitudes on this topic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48158cfcb20e4937ae3ab1772161a9a02025-01-19T12:22:21ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-0115111110.1038/s41598-025-86155-zSociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19Geanella Silva-Robles0Gissela Briceño-Vergel1Rosa Aroste-Andía2Emily Hernández-Huamaní3Marysela Ladera-Castañeda4Miriam Castro-Rojas5Percy Gavilán-Chávez6Luis Cervantes-Ganoza7César Cayo-Rojas8School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan BautistaSchool of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan BautistaSchool of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan BautistaSchool of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan BautistaPostgraduate School, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Research Group “Salud Pública-Salud Integral”Postgraduate School, Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal, Research Group “Salud Pública-Salud Integral”School of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan BautistaUniversidad Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Doctorate in Public HealthSchool of Stomatology, Universidad Privada San Juan BautistaAbstract Despite maintaining a lower mortality rate and greater control of victims infected by COVID-19, the world’s population and science are still confronted with this coronavirus. Therefore, the aim was to assess the association between sociodemographic factors and the level of knowledge and attitudes of dental students regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. This cross-sectional study evaluated 503 dental students from the capital city and one Peruvian province between February and June 2022. A validated 13-item questionnaire was used. A Poisson regression model with robust variance was used to evaluate the influence of the variables sex, age, year of study, marital status, place of origin, death of a family member due to COVID-19, and history of COVID-19, with the level of knowledge and attitudes of the dental students, considering a significance level of p < 0.05. Of the total participants, 14.3% showed sufficient knowledge, and 89.3% showed positive attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Furthermore, those from the capital city were 52% less likely to have sufficient knowledge regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19, compared to those from the province (APR = 0.48; 95% CI: 0.31–0.75). Moreover, none of the variables considered in this study were significantly associated with attitudes toward this topic (p > 0.05). A minority of dental students presented sufficient knowledge, while the majority presented positive attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19. In addition, being from the capital city was a limiting factor for sufficient knowledge. The variables sex, age, year of study, marital status, place of origin, death of a family member due to COVID-19, and history of COVID-19 were not influential factors for positive attitudes on this topic.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86155-zAssociated factorsAttitudesCOVID-19Dental educationDental studentsDisinfection |
| spellingShingle | Geanella Silva-Robles Gissela Briceño-Vergel Rosa Aroste-Andía Emily Hernández-Huamaní Marysela Ladera-Castañeda Miriam Castro-Rojas Percy Gavilán-Chávez Luis Cervantes-Ganoza César Cayo-Rojas Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 Scientific Reports Associated factors Attitudes COVID-19 Dental education Dental students Disinfection |
| title | Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 |
| title_full | Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 |
| title_short | Sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of COVID-19 |
| title_sort | sociodemographic factors associated with dental students knowledge and attitudes regarding disinfection as a control measure to reduce the spread of covid 19 |
| topic | Associated factors Attitudes COVID-19 Dental education Dental students Disinfection |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86155-z |
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