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. 2016 May 1;10(5):ZC125–ZC129. doi: 10.7860/JCDR/2016/17725.7844

[Table/Fig-5]:

Responses obtained for the Knowledge questions.

Q A % B % C % D % Chi-square p-value
QK1 P 35.3a 30.6b 32.6c 31.3a 39.3b 41.3c 18.7a 16.7b 15.4c 14.7a 13.4b 10.7c 2.295a 0.89a
D 29.3a 31.3b 32.6c 36a 39.3b 38c 20a 16.7b 16.7c 14.7a 12.6b 12.7c 2.178b 0.903b
C 36.7a 31.3b 29.3c 30.6a 33.3b 32c 18a 18.7b 24c 15a 17.7b 14.6c 6.608c 0.359c
QK2 P 54a 54b 57.3c 16.7a 16.7b 16c 7.3a 7.3b 8.7c 22a 22b 18c 3.329a 0.767a
D 55.3a 55.3b 53.3c 24a 15.3b 18c 8.6a 5.3b 6.7c 18a 24b 22c 2.332b 0.887b
C 52.6a 52.6b 46c 18.7a 18.7b 27.3c 8.7a 8.7b 8.7c 203a 20b 18c 9.598c 0.143c
QK3 P 29.3a 20b 20.7c 17.3a 9.3b 10.6c 40.7a 27.3b 28c 14.6a 43.3b 40.7c 4.326a 0.821a
D 26a 22b 25.3c 22.6a 11.3b 10.7c 39.3a 26b 24c 12a 40.7b 40c 37.3b 0.001b*
C 26.7a 25.3b 28c 20.7a 16b 19.3c 38a 43.3b 40c 14.6a 15.4b 12.7c 41.99c 0.001c*
QK4 P 9.3a 5.3b 5.3c 8.7a 62b 61.3c 37.3a 16.7b 17.4c 44.7a 16b 16c 5.01a 0.542a
D 15.3a 4.7b 7.4c 12.7a 60b 58c 36a 16.7b 16c 36a 18.6b 18.6c 108.9b 0.001b*
C 11.3a 13.3b 16c 12a 9.3b 10.6c 36a 38b 37.3c 40.7a 39.4b 39.4c 105.5c 0.001c*
QK5 P 35.3a 82.7b 78.7c 33.3a 10b 12.7c 18a 4b 4.7c 13.3a 3.3b 16c 2.64a 0.85a
D 28.7a 80.7b 77.3c 38a 10b 13.4c 16a 6b 6c 17.3a 3.3b 18.6c 58.7b 0.001b*
C 30.6a 78.7b 44c 36.7a 22.7b 28c 18a 19.4b 18c 14.7a 10.6bb 36c 53.8c 0.001c*

QK1-QK5- Knowledge questions, P, D, C – peer, dentist and control groups

A,B,C,D%- Options for the knowledge questions, a-baseline, b- 3 month, c- 6 month

* denotes significance (chi-square test p<0.05).