International Journal of Dentistry Research 2019; 4(2): 49-54 ; DOI:10.31254/dentistry.2019.424
Assessment of knowledge, perception regarding biostatistics and interpretation of research among Moroccan Dental professionals
Bourzgui F1 , Abidine Z2 , Diouny S3 , Serhier Z4 , Bennani OM4
1. Professor and Head of Orthodontics Department, University Hassan II, Faculty of dentistry, Casablanca, Morocco
2. Orthodontist in private practice Casablanca Morocco
3. Professor, Department of English School of Arts and Humanities, Chouaib Doukkali University B.P. 27, Avenue Jabrane Khalil Jabrane 24000 El-Jadida, Morocco
4. Professor, Laboratory of medical informatics, University Hassan II, Faculty of medicine& Pharmacy, Casablanca, Morocco
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Received: 9th April, 2019 / Accepted: 19th July, 2019 / Published : 30th August, 2019
Objective: The objective of the present study was to evaluate dental professionals’ perception of biostatistics and interpretation of research results. Methods & Materials: A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among dental professionals of Casablanca Dental School, Morocco. 81 participants completed the questionnaire (rate of response 90%). The responses were assessed on 5-point Likert scale. With regards to biostatistics knowledge, one major result that stood out was the proportion of correct items in the questionnaire. Results: 60% of participants had a graduation duration ranging from 1 to 10 years. About two-thirds (62%) were professors and about 1 third (31%) were residents. 90% of the respondents wanted to learn more biostatistics. The overall mean percentage correct on statistical knowledge and interpretation of results was 19.4%. The most important response percentage was recorded for the knowledge of case-control studies (38.3%). The least important response percentage was 2.5% for Cox’s regression identification. Length of time after graduation and the participants’ grade were significantly associated with biostatistics knowledge. Discussion: The study concluded that dental professionals showed a low perceived knowledge of biostatistics concepts; thus, there is a need to implement biostatistics into dental programmes to meet dental professionals’ use in research and clinical practice.
Biostatistics, Biomedical Research, Education, Dental, Morocco
Creative Commons (CC) License-
This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) license. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Copyright
Copyright © 2019 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Liscense 4.0.
