TY - JOUR
T1 - Level of knowledge about metalloproteinases in dental students close to graduate from three universities in Peruvian capital city
AU - Cayo-Rojas, César F.
AU - Soto-Castro, Lilliam
AU - Castro-Mena, Manuel
AU - Medrano-Colmenares, Sara
AU - López-Gurreonero, Carlos
AU - Córdova-Limaylla, Nancy
AU - Briceño-Vergel, Gissela
AU - Ladera-Castañeda, Marysela
AU - Cervantes-Ganoza, Luis
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank the Social Responsibility team of the San Juan Bautista Private University, Academic Program of Stomatology, Lima e Ica, Peru, for their constant support in the preparation of this manuscript.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Authors. European Journal of Dental Education published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
PY - 2022/11
Y1 - 2022/11
N2 - Background: Metalloproteinases are proteolytic enzymes that degrade dentin and periodontal collagen; therefore, it is of special interest that dental students know its mechanism of action and how its effects can be inhibited. Therefore, the aim of this research was to evaluate the level of knowledge about metalloproteinases in dental students close to graduate from three universities in Peruvian capital city. Materials and methods: In this analytical, observational, cross-sectional and prospective study, 223 dental students close to graduate in three Peruvian universities were evaluated from September to November 2020. A questionnaire of 20 closed questions with three answers was validated and used to measure the level of general and dental knowledge about metalloproteinases. A logit model was used to evaluate the influence of the following variables: “gender” (X1), “type of university” (X2), “marital status” (X3) and “age group” (X4), in the knowledge levels of the students, considering a p-value <.05. Results: Of the 223 dentistry students, it was obtained that the level of knowledge about metalloproteinases was predominantly low with 82.1%, (95% confidence interval (CI): 77.1%–87.1%) of the total. According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, "type of university" was the only variable that proved to have a significant influence (p =.022) on the level of knowledge about metalloproteinases with an odds ratio of (OR = 0.44; CI: 0.21–0.89), whilst the other variables "age group" (p >.05), "gender" (p =.058) and "marital status" (p =.114) were not considered influential factors. Conclusion: The majority of final year dental students in three Peruvian universities presented a low level of overall knowledge about metalloproteinases. In addition, private university students were 56% less likely to pass the subject knowledge test. On contrary, gender, age group and marital status did not significantly influence the level of knowledge of the students.
AB - Background: Metalloproteinases are proteolytic enzymes that degrade dentin and periodontal collagen; therefore, it is of special interest that dental students know its mechanism of action and how its effects can be inhibited. Therefore, the aim of this research was to evaluate the level of knowledge about metalloproteinases in dental students close to graduate from three universities in Peruvian capital city. Materials and methods: In this analytical, observational, cross-sectional and prospective study, 223 dental students close to graduate in three Peruvian universities were evaluated from September to November 2020. A questionnaire of 20 closed questions with three answers was validated and used to measure the level of general and dental knowledge about metalloproteinases. A logit model was used to evaluate the influence of the following variables: “gender” (X1), “type of university” (X2), “marital status” (X3) and “age group” (X4), in the knowledge levels of the students, considering a p-value <.05. Results: Of the 223 dentistry students, it was obtained that the level of knowledge about metalloproteinases was predominantly low with 82.1%, (95% confidence interval (CI): 77.1%–87.1%) of the total. According to multivariate logistic regression analysis, "type of university" was the only variable that proved to have a significant influence (p =.022) on the level of knowledge about metalloproteinases with an odds ratio of (OR = 0.44; CI: 0.21–0.89), whilst the other variables "age group" (p >.05), "gender" (p =.058) and "marital status" (p =.114) were not considered influential factors. Conclusion: The majority of final year dental students in three Peruvian universities presented a low level of overall knowledge about metalloproteinases. In addition, private university students were 56% less likely to pass the subject knowledge test. On contrary, gender, age group and marital status did not significantly influence the level of knowledge of the students.
KW - dental students
KW - dentistry
KW - knowledge
KW - metalloproteinase inhibitors
KW - metalloproteinases
KW - Peru
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U2 - 10.1111/eje.12748
DO - 10.1111/eje.12748
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 34936165
AN - SCOPUS:85122663664
SN - 1396-5883
VL - 26
SP - 692
EP - 699
JO - European Journal of Dental Education
JF - European Journal of Dental Education
IS - 4
ER -