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Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of OHTs from the two clusters, Brazil, 2010

From: A survey of the sociodemographic and educational characteristics of oral health technicians in public primary health care teams in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Variables

Cluster 1 (n = 159)

Cluster 2 (n = 35)

 

% (95% CI)

% (95% CI)

More than 11 years of formal schooling

14.5 (9.6 to 20.6)

45.7 (29.9 to 62.2)

Participation in continuing educational programmes

66.7 (59.1 to 73.7)

77.1 (61.2 to 88.8)

Individual income in a month

  

Up to $300.00

6.3 (3.2 to 10.9)

0 (0 to 8.2)

$300.00 to $600.00

93.7 (89.1 to 96.8)

0 (0 to 8.2)

More than $600.00

0 (0 to 1.9)

100 (91.8 to 100)

More than 37 years old

30.2 (23.4 to 37.7)

88.6 (74.7 to 96.3)

More than four years of work as an OHT

34.6 (27.5 to 42.2)

65.7 (49.0 to 79.9)

More than six years since graduation as an OHT

37.7 (30.5 to 45.5)

91.4 (78.4 to 97.8)

  1. CI, confidence interval; OHT, oral health technician.