Table 5.
Differences in knowledge, practices and awareness between pre-primary and primary school teachers (English and Marathi medium).
| Knowledge, practices, and awareness | English (%) | Chi square test | Marathi (%) | Chi square test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary school | Primary | Pre- primary school | Primary | |||
| Level of education | ||||||
| School | 4 (6.3) | 4 (1.7) | χ 2(3) = 7.59, p = 0.05 | 2 (8.3) | 17 (9.0) | χ 2(3) = 21.3, p = 0.00 |
| Higher secondary school | 8 (12.7) | 58 (24.8) | 13 (54.2) | 29 (15.3) | ||
| Graduation | 42 (66.7) | 142 (60.7) | 9 (37.1) | 119 (63.0) | ||
| After graduation | 9 (14.3) | 30 (12.8) | 0 (0) | 24 (12.7) | ||
| Teaching experience | ||||||
| <1 year | 10 (15.9) | 25 (10.7) | χ 2(2) = 3.4, p = 0.05 | 3 (12.5) | 4 (2.1) | χ 2(2) = 9.7, p = 0.008 |
| 1–5 years | 25 (39.7) | 75 (32.1) | 6 (25.0) | 27 (14.3) | ||
| >5 years | 28 (44.4) | 134 (57.3) | 15 (62.5) | 159 (83.6) | ||
| Accessory tooth cleaning aids | ||||||
| Floss | 7 (11.1) | 7 (3) | χ 2(4) = 10.17, p = 0.038 | 1 (4.2) | 6 (3.2) | χ 2(4) = 10.25, p = 0.036 |
| Mouthwash | 22 (34.9) | 67 (28.8) | 6 (25) | 57 (30.2) | ||
| Toothpick | 14 (22.2) | 57 (24.5) | 7 (29.2) | 28 (14.8) | ||
| Other | 28 (44.4) | 13 (5.6) | 2 (8.3) | 2 (1.1) | ||
| None | 19 (30.2) | 89 (34.2) | 8 (33.3) | 96 (50.8) | ||
| Dentition an individual has | ||||||
| Primary | 2 (3.3) | 1 (0.5) | χ 2(2) = 6.21, p = 0.05 | 0 (0) | 2 (1.1) | χ 2(2) = 5.97, p = 0.05 |
| Permanent | 37 (54.1) | 102 (46.2) | 12 (54.5) | 54 (30.2) | ||
| Both | 26 (42.6) | 113 (53.3) | 10 (45.5) | 123 (68.7) | ||