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Table 1 Participant and Practice Characteristics *Item was select all that apply

From: Oral health during pregnancy: an analysis of interprofessional guideline awareness and practice behaviors among prenatal and oral health providers

 

Overall

N = 275

 N (%)

Prenatal

N = 134

 N (%)

Oral Health

N = 141

 N (%)

p-value

Participant Characteristics

    

Primary Degree

    

 MD/DO

57 (20.7)

57 (42.5)

 

 CNM

77 (28.0)

77 (57.5)

 

 DMD

88 (32.0)

 

88 (62.4)

 DDS

53 (19.3)

 

53 (37.6)

Gender

   

< 0.001

 Male

109 (39.6)

31(23.1)

78 (55.3)

 Female

166 (60.4)

103 (76.9)

63 (44.7)

Ethnicity

   

0.010

 Hispanic or Latino

45 (16.4)

14 (10.4)

31 (22.0)

 Not Hispanic or Latino

230 (83.6)

120 (89.6)

110 (78.0)

Race

   

0.007

 White

220 (80.0)

112 (83.6)

108 (76.6)

 Black/African American

13 (4.7)

9 (6.7)

4 (2.8)

 Asian

16 (5.8)

2 (1.5)

14 (9.9)

 Other

26 (9.5)

11 (8.2)

15 (10.6)

Age

   

< 0.001

 18–29

18 (6.5)

5 (3.7)

13 (9.2)

 30–39

79 (28.7)

26 (19.4)

53 (37.6)

 40–49

61 (22.2)

31 (23.1)

30 (21.3)

 50–59

53 (19.3)

36 (26.9)

17 (12.1)

 60–69

52 (19.3)

32 (23.9)

21 (14.9)

 > 70

11 (4.0)

4 (3.0)

7 (5.0)

Practice Characteristics

Organization Type

    

 FQHC

49 (17.8)

34 (25.4)

15 (10.6)

0.001

 Academic/Teaching

57 (20.7)

43 (32.1)

14 (9.9)

< 0.001

 Larger Clinic Network

102 (37.1)

59 (44.0)

43 (30.5)

0.020

Insurance Accepted*

    

 Medicaid

144 (52.4)

111 (82.8)

33 (23.4)

< 0.001

 Medicare

123 (44.7)

102 (76.1)

21 (14.9)

< 0.001

 Tricare

160 (58.2)

103 (76.9)

57 (40.4)

< 0.001

 Private

251 (91.3)

128 (95.5)

123 (87.2)

0.015

 None/Sliding Scale

106 (38.5)

66 (49.3)

40 (28.4)

< 0.001

 Self-Pay/OOP

256 (93.1)

125 (93.3)

131 (92.9)

0.902

Practice Structure

   

< 0.001

 Solo

75 (27.3)

17 (12.7)

58 (41.1)

 Group

125 (45.5)

89 (66.4)

36 (25.5)

 Corporate

41 (14.9)

9 (6.7)

32 (22.7)

 Independent Contractor

15 (5.5)

5 (3.7)

10 (7.1)

 Hospitalist

8 (2.9)

8 (6.0)

0 (0.0)

 Other

11 (4.0)

6 (4.5)

5 (3.5)

Practice Setting

   

< 0.001

 Community Clinic

31 (11.3)

24 (17.9)

7 (5.0)

 Hospital

22 (8.0)

22 (15.4)

0 (0.0)

 Private Practice

202 (73.5)

81 (60.4)

121 (85.8)

 Health Department

7 (2.5)

2 (1.5)

5 (3.5)

 Other

13 (4.7)

5 (3.7)

8 (5.7)

Average Total Patients/Week

   

0.353

 1–20

19 (6.9)

9 (6.7)

10 (7.1)

 21–50

66 (24.0)

26 (19.4)

40 (28.4)

 51–70

67 (24.4)

34 (25.4)

33 (23.4)

 ≥ 71

123 (44.7)

65 (48.5)

58 (41.1)

Average Pregnant Patients/Week

   

< 0.001

 1–10

150 (54.5)

18 (13.4)

132 (93.6)

 11–20

9 (3.3)

6 (4.5)

3 (2.1)

 21–50

66 (24.0)

65 (48.5)

1 (0.7)

 51–70

19 (6.9)

19 (14.2)

0 (0.0)

 ≥ 71

23 (8.4)

23 (17.2)

0 (0.0)

 Do not see pregnant patients

8 (2.9)

3 (2.2)

5 (3.5)