Empowerment of Primary Healthcare Providers on the Prevention and Management of Dental or Oral Health Issues among Postchemotherapy Patients in Pandemic
Table 1
Demographic data of the PHPs.
Variables
No.
%
Age (years)
20–25
51
23.4
26–30
40
18.3
31–35
69
31.7
>36
58
26.6
Sex
Male
80
36.7
Female
138
63.3
Work experience
Less than 1 year
84
38.5
1–3 years
77
35.3
4–6 years
37
17.0
7–9 years
11
5.1
≥ 10 years
9
4.1
Profession
Nurses
112
51.4
Pharmacists
71
32.6
Lab technicians (LTs)
35
16.1
Level of education
Diploma
105
48.2
Bachelor’s degree
99
45.4
Master’s degree
14
6.4
Approximate number of patients per day
<10
51
23.4
10–50
117
53.7
51–100
42
19.3
>100
8
3.7
Do you get any patients with postchemotherapy treatment?
Yes
48
22.0
No
170
78.0
If yes, did any of them attend the PHC with dental or oral health problems in the past 3 months?
