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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Pragmatic Return to Effective Dental Infection Control through Triage and Testing (PREDICT): an observational, feasibility study to improve dental office safety

 

DHCWs

Patients

 

n = 29

Median (IQR)

n = 43

Median (IQR)

Age

 Years

50 (32–62)

57 (38–67)

Gender

N (%)

N (%)

 Male

5 (17%)

16 (37%)

 Female

24 (83%)

27 (63%)

Race

N (%)

N (%)

 American Indian or Alaskan Native

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Asian

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 Black or African American

0 (0%)

2 (5%)

 White or Caucasian

25 (86%)

38 (88%)

 More than one race

1 (3%)

0 (0%)

 Not provided (prefer not to answer)

3 (10%)

2 (5%)

Ethnicity

N (%)

N (%)

 Hispanic

3 (10%)

6 (14%)

 Non-Hispanic

23 (79%)

36 (84%)

 Not provided

3 (10%)

1 (2%)

Household Income

N (%)

N (%)

 < 25 K

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

 25–50 K

0 (0%)

2 (5%)

 50–100 K

8 (28%)

10 (23%)

 > 100 K

14 (48%)

20 (46%)

 Not provided (prefer not to answer)

7 (24%)

10 (23%)

Education

N (%)

N (%)

 Less than high school diploma

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

 High school/GED

3 (10%)

5 (12%)

 Some college

13 (45%)

13 (30%)

 Bachelor

1 (3%)

15 (35%)

 Graduate

12 (41%)

9 (21%)

 Not provided

0 (0%)

1 (2%)

Community

N (%)

N (%)

 Urban

5 (17%)

4 (9%)

 Suburban

14 (48%)

26 (60%)

 Rural

10 (34%)

11 (26%)

 Not provided

0 (0%)

2 (5%)

Job within Dental Office

N (%)

N (%)

 Dentist, owner

5 (17%)

n/a

 Dentist, associate

4 (14%)

n/a

 Hygienist

5 (17%)

n/a

 Dental assistant

12 (41%)

n/a

 Receptionist/financial/other

3 (10%)

n/a