Understanding volunteerism among dental students and professionals to reach Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 goals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Volunteering can be defined as activities a person does for free to help another person or group. Saudi Vision 2030 has a target of one million volunteers from the country by 2030. The aim of this study was to find out the frequencies of the motives, barriers, and experiences of volunteering dental students and dentists in Saudi Arabia.

Materials and methods

In this cross-sectional study, 655 dental students and dentists from 37 cities around Saudi Arabia answered a questionnaire of 59 questions derived from previous studies. The questionnaire was distributed through social media. SPSS software was used to analyze the data, with p-value of 0.05 as significant. Chi-square was used for analytical statistics.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Aboalshamat K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10781196 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature