Variable Oral health awareness
N (%) Mean (SD)d P-value
Poor Fair Good χ2 df P-value
Gender (N = 282)
Male 7 (2.5) 33 (11.7) 97 (34.4) 0.153 2 0.926 18.05 (3.16) 0.371
Female 6 (2.1) 35 (12.4) 104 (36.9) 18.33 (3.39)
Total 13 (4.6) 68 (24.1) 201 (71.3) 18.2 (3.27)
International students (N = 282)
Dental 4 (1.4) 22 (7.8)a 99 (35.1)b 6.896 2 0.032a
< 0.05b 		19.14 (3.25) < 0.001
Medical 9 (3.2) 46 (16.3)a 102 (36.2)b 17.44 (3.1)
Total 13 (4.6) 68 (24.1) 201 (71.3) 18.20 (3.27)
International dental students (N = 125)
Preclinical year 3 (2.4) 18 (14.4)c 28 (22.4)c 23.867 2 < 0.001c 16.9 (2.92) < 0.001
Clinical year 1 (0.8) 4 (3.2)c 71 (56.8)c 20.59 (2.56)
Total 4 (3.2) 22 (17.6) 99 (79.2) 19.14 (3.25)

aComparing results by a fair oral health awareness between international dental and medical students (Chi-square test).
bComparing results by a good oral health awareness between international dental and medical students (Chi-square test).
cComparing results by oral health awareness (fair and good) between preclinical and clinical international dental students (Chi-square test).
dMann-Whitney U test.
N = number of students; SD = standard deviation.