Research Article

Occupational Hepatitis B Exposure: A Peek into Indian Dental Students’ Knowledge, Opinion, and Preventive Practices

Table 4

Median (minimum–maximum) of knowledge, opinions, and preventive practices scores regarding infection control.

GroupKnowledge
Median (min–max)
Opinion
Median (min–max)
Preventive practices
Median (min–max)

Interns4.00 (1.00–5.00)3.00 (1.00–5.00)2.00 (1.00–5.00)
4th year5.00 (1.00–5.00)3.00 (1.00–5.00)3.00 (1.00–5.00)
3rd year5.00 (1.00–5.00)2.00 (1.00–5.00)4.00 (1.00–5.00)
Total5.00 (1.00–5.00)3.00 (1.00–5.00)3.00 (1.00–5.00)
value<0.00010.106<0.0001

Highly significant difference.
Kruskal-Wallis test performed.