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Table 3 Descriptive summary of average mean score of participants on perception, knowledge, and attitude scale

From: Australian nursing students’ perception, knowledge, and attitude towards oral healthcare of older people and associated factors: a national cross-sectional survey

Variable

Mean

scores

95% Confidence Interval for mean

(Lower bound)

95% Confidence Interval for mean

(Upper bound)

Standard deviation

N (%) of participants whose average mean score equal to or above four

N (%) of participants

whose average mean scores below four

Perception

3.77

3.70

3.85

0.75

187 (45%)

229 (55%)

Knowledge

3.77

3.73

3.80

0.40

112 (26.9%)

304 (73.1%)

Attitude

4.47

4.42

4.50

0.51

369 (88.7%)

46 (11.3%)

  1. *Negative items scored reversed
  2. *Average mean score = Total sum of score acquired by participants in all perspective evaluating statements/ Number of Items in the perspective scale