According to available data, our study included a representative number of Saudi and non-Saudi nationals, which reflects the current demography of Saudi Arabia [ 25].
The prevalence of HPV was higher among non-Saudi nationals vs. Saudi nationals (16.7% vs. 7.8%, P = 0.0234).
They are distributed throughout urban and rural areas and, at the time, employed about 585 Saudi and non-Saudi nurses.
The questionnaire was developed to survey Saudi and non-Saudi dental assistants working in Riyadh; these assistants are not legally entitled to treat patients.
The questionnaire was pretested in a group of ten randomly selected Saudi and non-Saudi dental assistants to identify any comprehension problems, and modifications were made accordingly.
A patient was identified as a Saudi Arabian resident (Saudi or non-Saudi citizenship) if medical or surveillance records indicated that he or she resided in Saudi Arabia.
A 19-item English-language questionnaire, which was a modified version of the questionnaire used by Westphalen et al. [ 9], was developed and pretested in a group of ten Saudi and non-Saudi dentists.
This study evaluated the prevalence and type distribution of HPV and documented the awareness of HPV infection and health-related behavior among Saudi and non-Saudi women attending routine examination.
In order to bridge this gap and provide baseline data, this study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence and type distribution of HPV, including HR and low risk (LR -types, among Saudi and non-Saudi women.
Nationality was categorized as Saudi or non-Saudi, current employment was categorized as private or public, years of experience was categorized as less than or equal to ten years or more than ten years of experience and working hours per day were categorized as less than or equal to eight hours or more than eight hours for the statistical analyses.
Education: (1) – Dental degree, (0) – Non-dental degree; Sex: (1) – Male, (0) – Female; Nationality: (1) – Saudi, (0) – Non-Saudi; Experience: (1) - ≤10 years, (0) - >10 years; Working hours per day: (1) - ≤8 hours, (0) >8 hours; Question 1 (Have you ever received advice or education on tooth avulsion?): (1) – Yes, (0) – No.
