Table 3.
Reliability analysis: corrected item-total correlation of the 6 items of the Malay-MCDAS f and Cronbach’s Alpha coefficients for 5–6 year-old children
| Corrected item-total correlation | Cronbach’s alpha if item deleted | |
|---|---|---|
| Dentist generally | .429 | .76 |
| Teeth looked at | .483 | .75 |
| Scraped and polished | .526 | .74 |
| Injection in the gum | .583 | .72 |
| Filling | .446 | .76 |
| Tooth taken out | .671 | .70 |
| Alpha value | .77 | |
| Standardised items alpha | .78 |
Two items, ‘dental general anaesthesia’ and ‘relative analgesia’ items were omitted for this age group.