Assessment of dementia knowledge and its associated factors among final year medical undergraduates in selected universities across Malaysia

Table 4 Factors of previous dementia exposure affecting DKAS score

Factors	Mean ± SD^a	B-value	95% CI	P value^b
Previous formal dementia education (workshops/lectures)
Yes	29.77 ± 6.94	1.393	0.086–2.700	0.037*
No	28.37 ± 7.00
Previous Informal Dementia Exposure (family members)
Yes	30.29 ± 8.99	1.489	−0.962-3.941	0.233
No	28.80 ± 6.83
Previous Informal Dementia Exposure (occupational/working experience in caring for dementia patients)
Yes	32.74 ± 7.07	4.141	1.748–6.535	0.001*
No	28.60 ± 6.92

^a indicates results from independent t test; ^b indicates results from multiple linear regression;
*Significance level at < 0.05

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