Table 2.
Questionnaire-based knowledge assessment regarding oral health and oral hygiene practices before and after using the Telesmile mobile application among blind and deaf participants.
| Questions in the questionnaire | Blind subjects | Deaf subjects | Chi-square value | p-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verbal instructions | Telesmile mobile application | Booklet instructions | Telesmile mobile application | |||||||
| Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | Before | After | |||
| Q1 | 6 (24%) | 7 (28%) | 12 (48%) | 22 (88%) | 4 (16%) | 6 (24%) | 12 (48%) | 23 (92%) | 27.239 | <0.001 |
| Q2 | 6 (24%) | 6 (24%) | 6 (24%) | 19 (76%) | 6 (24%) | 10 (40%) | 6 (24%) | 23 (92%) | 29.903 | <0.001 |
| Q3 | 2 (8%) | 4 (16%) | 6 (24%) | 20 (80%) | 2 (8%) | 4 (16%) | 10 (40%) | 21 (84%) | 20.502 | <0.001 |
| Q4 | 1 (4%) | 4 (16%) | 4 (16%) | 17 (68%) | 4 (16%) | 4 (16%) | 3 (12%) | 19 (76%) | 34.415 | <0.001 |
| Q5 | 11 (44%) | 9 (36%) | 10 (40%) | 21 (84%) | 10 (40%) | 10 (40%) | 12 (48%) | 22 (88%) | 25.066 | <0.003 |
| Q6 | 1 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (12%) | 16 (64%) | 2 (8%) | 6 (24%) | 11 (44%) | 14 (56%) | 14.148 | <0.028 |
| Q7 | 1 (4%) | 5 (20%) | 7 (28%) | 18 (72%) | 2 (8%) | 5 (20%) | 1 (4%) | 4 (16%) | 19.350 | <0.001 |
| Q8 | 2 (8%) | 9 (36%) | 4 (16%) | 17 (68%) | 7 (28%) | 8 (32%) | 3 (12%) | 23 (92%) | 21.116 | <0.001 |
| Q9 | 2 (8%) | 7 (28%) | 4 (16%) | 20 (80%) | 3 (12%) | 4 (16%) | 2 (8%) | 20 (80%) | 17.905 | <0.029 |
| Q10 | 16 (64%) | 16 (64%) | 18 (72%) | 23 (92%) | 9 (36%) | 10 (40%) | 8 (32%) | 18 (72%) | 27.659 | <0.001 |
| Q11 | 12 (48%) | 5 (20%) | 15 (60%) | 21 (84%) | 10 (40%) | 11 (44%) | 5 (20%) | 15 (60%) | 30 498 | <0.001 |
| Q12 | 8 (32%) | 11 (44%) | 3 (12%) | 19 (76%) | 6 (24%) | 5 (20%) | 6 (24%) | 12 (48%) | 23.106 | <0.001 |
| Q13 | 9 (36%) | 6 (24%) | 12 (48%) | 18 (72%) | 8 (32%) | 5 (20%) | 5 (20%) | 16 (64%) | 25.709 | <0.001 |
| Q14 | 11 (44%) | 12 (48%) | 18 (72%) | 20 (80%) | 6 (24%) | 8 (32%) | 8 (32%) | 15 (60%) | 21.909 | <0.002 |