Herpes labialis and Nigerian dental health care providers: knowledge, attitudes, behaviors, and refusal to treat

Table 2 Knowledge of, attitudes toward, professional behaviors for, and refusal to treat patients with herpes labialis among participants

	Age (years)		Sex		Marital status		Professional status		Total
	≤28	>28	Male	Female	Single	Married	U	P	Total
General knowledge
Inadequate	83.7	51.9	62.5	74.2	77.8	43.8	91.3	42.9	66.3
Adequate	16.3	48.1	37.5	25.8	22.2	56.2	8.7	57.1	33.7
p-value	0.001		0.258		0.001		0.000
Trigger factor knowledge
Inadequate	55.8	32.7	34.4	61.3	47.6	34.4	58.7	28.6	43.2
Adequate	44.2	67.3	65.6	38.7	52.4	65.6	41.3	71.4	56.8
P-value	0.024		0.013		0.218		0.003
Transmission prevention knowledge
Inadequate	51.2	32.7	31.3	61.3	44.4	34.4	54.3	28.6	41.1
Adequate	44.2	67.3	65.6	38.7	52.4	65.6	41.3	71.4	56.8
P-value	0.024		0.013		0.218		0.003
Transmission prevention knowledge
Inadequate	51.2	32.7	31.3	61.3	44.4	34.4	54.3	28.6	41.1
Adequate	48.8	67.3	68.8	38.7	55.6	65.6	45.7	71.4	58.9
p-value	0.069		0.005		0.346		0.011
Overall knowledge
Inadequate	79.1	38.5	46.9	77.4	65.1	40.6	78.3	21.7	56.8
Adequate	20.9	61.5	53.1	22.6	34.9	59.4	36.7	63.3	43.2
p-value	0.000		0.005		0.023		0.000
Attitude
Positive	7.0	13.5	12.5	6.5	9.5	12.5	10.9	10.2	10.5
Negative	93.0	86.5	87.5	93.5	90.5	87.5	89.1	89.8	89.5
p-value	0.789		0.368		0.655		0.916
Behavior
Inadequate	11.6	13.5	14.1	9.7	14.3	9.4	19.6	6.1	12.6
Adequate	88.4	86.5	85.9	90.3	85.7	90.6	80.4	93.9	87.4
p-value	0.305		0.546		0.496		0.049
Tendency to treat
Refusal	18.6	15.4	17.2	16.1	22.2	6.3	21.7	12.2	16.8
No refusal	81.4	84.6	82.8	83.9	77.8	93.8	78.3	87.8	83.2
p-value	0.676		0.876		0.049		0.217

ISSN: 1472-6963