Table 3 Analysis of the level of knowledge and request to be informed about the EQUATOR network
Knowledge of EQUATOR Network according to variables | Request to be informed about reporting guidelines by variables | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parameter | Participants who don’t know reporting guidelines | Participants who know reporting guidelines | Total | Test Statistic | p-value | Yes | No | Total | Test Statistic | p-value |
Gender | ||||||||||
Male | 42 (91.3) | 4 (8.7) | 46 (19.2) | 0.621 | 0.431\(\:{}^{x}\) | 34 (73.9) | 12 (26.1) | 46 (19.2) | 2.217 | 0.137\(\:{}^{x}\) |
Female | 166 (85.6) | 28 (14.4) | 194 (80.8) | 164(84.5) | 30 (15.5) | 194 (80.8) | ||||
Age | ||||||||||
<30 Years | 67 (95.7) | 3 (4.3) | 70 (29.2) | 11.212 | 0.011\(\:{}^{y}\) | 56 (80) | 14 (20) | 70 (29.2) | 1.251 | 0.741\(\:{}^{y}\) |
>40 Years | 18 (72) | 7 (28) | 25 (10.4) | 21(84) | 4 (16) | 25 (10.4) | ||||
30–35 Years | 101 (86.3) | 16 (13.7) | 117(48.8) | 96 (82.1) | 21 (18) | 117 (48.8) | ||||
36–40 Years | 22 (78.6) | 6 (21.4) | 28 (11.7) | 25(89.3) | 3 (10.7) | 28 (11.7) | ||||
Title | ||||||||||
Research Assistant | 55 (94.8) | 3 (5.2) | 58 (24.2) | 24.629 | < 0.001\(\:{}^{y}\) | 46 (79.3) | 12 (20.7) | 58 (24.2) | 15.825 | 0.007\(\:{}^{y}\) |
Assoc. Prof. | 10 (55.6) | 8 (44.4) | 18 (7.5) | 18 (100) | 0 (0) | 18 (7.5) | ||||
PhD. DDS. | 15 (93.8) | 1 (6.3) | 16 (6.7) | 13 (81.3) | 3 (18.8) | 16 (6.7) | ||||
Assist. Prof. | 41 (78.9) | 11 (21.2) | 52 (21.7) | 50 (96.2) | 2 (3.9) | 52 (21.7) | ||||
Prof. Dr | 13 (81.3) | 3 (18.8) | 16 (6.7) | 12 (75) | 4 (25) | 16 (6.7) | ||||
Specialist Dentist | 74 (92.5) | 6 (7.5) | 80 (33.3) | 59 (73.8) | 21 (26.3) | 80 (33.3) | ||||
Instution | ||||||||||
Public Oral and Dental Health Hospital | 41 (89.1) | 5 (10.9) | 46 (19.2) | 12.755 | 0.026\(\:{}^{y}\) | 35 (76.1) | 11 (23.9) | 46 (19.2) | 14.384 | 0.013\(\:{}^{y}\) |
Private clinic/hospital | 38 (95) | 2 (5) | 40 (16.7) | 27 (67.5) | 13 (32.5) | 40 (16.7) | ||||
Research Assistant for ≥ 3 years | 21 (95.5) | 1 (4.6) | 22 (9.2) | 17 (77.3) | 5 (22.7) | 22 (9.2) | ||||
Research Assistant for 1 year | 20 (95.2) | 1 (4.8) | 21 (8.8) | 18 (85.7) | 3 (14.3) | 21 (8.8) | ||||
Research Assistant for 2 years | 17 (89.5) | 2 (10.5) | 19 (7.9) | 16 (84.2) | 3 (15.8) | 19 (7.9) | ||||
Universiy Hospital | 71 (77.2) | 21 (22.8) | 92 (38.3) | 85 (92.4) | 7 (7.6) | 92 (38.3) | ||||
Number of participants who hear ÊQUATOR Network | ||||||||||
Yes | 9 (27.3) | 24 (72.7) | 33 (13.8) | — | < 0.001\(\:{}^{z}\) | 29 (87.9) | 4 (12.1) | 33 (13.8) | 0.396 | 0.529\(\:{}^{x}\) |
No | 199 (96.1) | 8 (3.9) | 207 (86.3) | 169(81.6) | 38 (18.4) | 207 (86.3) | ||||
Having participated in a research previously | ||||||||||
Yes | 164 (84.5) | 30 (15.5) | 194(80.8) | 3.072 | 0.080\(\:{}^{x}\) | 167(86.1) | 27 (13.9) | 194 (80.8) | 7.750 | 0.005\(\:{}^{x}\) |
No | 44 (95.7) | 2 (4.4) | 46 (19.2) | 31 (67.4) | 15 (32.6) | 46 (19.2) | ||||
Number of Turkish publications | ||||||||||
<5 | 110 (85.9) | 18 (14.1) | 128(53.3) | 18.348 | < 0.001\(\:{}^{y}\) | 106(82.8) | 22 (17.2) | 128 (53.3) | 2.135 | 0.344\(\:{}^{y}\) |
5 and more | 31 (70.5) | 13 (29.5) | 44 (18.3) | 39 (88.6) | 5 (11.4) | 44 (18.3) | ||||
None | 67 (98.5) | 1 (1.5) | 68 (28.3) | 53 (77.9) | 15 (22.1) | 68 (28.3) | ||||
Number of English publications | ||||||||||
<5 | 88 (87.1) | 13 (12.9) | 101(42.1) | 20.490 | < 0.001\(\:{}^{y}\) | 84 (83.2) | 17 (16.8) | 101 (42.1) | 2.709 | 0.258\(\:{}^{y}\) |
5 and more | 32 (68.1) | 15 (31.9) | 47 (19.6) | 42 (89.4) | 5 (10.6) | 47 (19.6) | ||||
None | 88 (95.7) | 4 (4.4) | 92 (38.3) | 72 (78.3) | 20 (21.7) | 92 (38.3) | ||||
Number of participants who hear reporting guidelines | ||||||||||
Yes | 44 (67.7) | 21 (32.3) | 65 (27.1) | 25.567 | < 0.001\(\:{}^{x}\) | 59 (90.8) | 6 (9.2) | 65 (27.1) | 3.473 | 0.062\(\:{}^{x}\) |
No | 164 (93.7) | 11 (6.3) | 175(72.9) | 139 (79.4) | 36 (20.6) | 175 (72.9) | ||||
Number of participants who use reporting guidelines during publication process | ||||||||||
Yes | 25 (75.8) | 8 (24.2) | 33 (13.8) | — | 0.056\(\:{}^{z}\) | 29 (87.9) | 4 (12.1) | 33 (13.8) | 0.396 | 0.529\(\:{}^{x}\) |
No | 183 (88.4) | 24 (11.6) | 207(86.3) | 169 (81.6) | 38 (18.4) | 207 (86.3) | ||||
Number of participants who act as reviewers | ||||||||||
Yes | 58 (73.4) | 21 (26.6) | 79 (32.9) | 16.221 | < 0.001\(\:{}^{x}\) | 73 (92.4) | 6 (7.6) | 79 (32.9) | 7.013 | 0.008\(\:{}^{x}\) |
No | 150 (93.2) | 11 (6.8) | 161(67.1) | 125 (77.6) | 36 (22.4) | 161 (67.1) | ||||
Number of participants who use reporting guidelines as a reviewer | ||||||||||
I don’t know | 44 (89.8) | 5 (10.2) | 49 (20.4) | 7.751 | 0.021\(\:{}^{y}\) | 39 (79.6) | 10 (20.4) | 49 (20.4) | 0.682 | 0.711\(\:{}^{y}\) |
Yes | 11 (64.7) | 6 (35.3) | 17 (7.1) | 15 (88.2) | 2 (11.8) | 17 (7.1) | ||||
No | 153 (87.9) | 21 (12.1) | 174(72.5) | 144 (82.8) | 30 (17.2) | 174 (72.5) | ||||
Request for information about the guidelines | ||||||||||
Yes | 168 (84.9) | 30 (15.2) | 198(82.5) | 2.400 | 0.121\(\:{}^{x}\) | |||||
No | 40 (95.2) | 2 (4.8) | 42 (17.5) | |||||||