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

[Table/Fig-6]:

Responses obtained for the Practice questions.

Q A % B % C % D % χ2 p-value
QP1 D 76a 43.3b 46.7c 17a 54.7b 51.3c 2.7a 0.7b 0.7c 4a 1.3b 1.3c 1.236a 0.539a
P 65.3a 44.7b 44c 18a 50b 48c 10a 4b 6.7c 6a 1.3b 1.3c 48.59b 0.001b *
C 72a 67.3b 65c 22a 20.7b 21.3c 2a 6b 7.3c 4a 6b 6c 43.77c 0.001c *
QP2 D 77.3a 80b 82c 6a 6b 4c 6.7a 14b 14c 0a 0b 0c 5.505a 0.064a
P 66a 76.7b 72.7c 12.3a 8b 12c 11.3a 15.3b 15.3c 10a 0b 0c 26.744b 0.001b
C 67.3a 65.3b 64.7c 12a 10b 10.7c 15.3a 16.7b 11.3c 5.3a 7.3b 13.3c 50.20c 0.001c
QP3 D 0a 0b 0c 0a 48b 40.7c 30a 16b 16c 70a 36b 43.3c 11.126a 0.004a*
P 7.3a 3.3b 3.3c 7.3a 45.3b 43.3c 29.3a 16b 18.7c 56a 35.3b 34.7c 94.534b 0.001b*
C 3.3a 4b 8c 4a 2.7b 6c 34a 35.3b 32c 58.7a 58b 54c 72.51c 0.001c*
QP4 D 16a 12.7b 7.3c 62.7a 33.3b 31.3c 2a 1.3b 13.3c 0.7a 0.7b 0.7c 7.919a 0.441a
P 18.7a 15.3b 15.3c 59.3a 31.2b 30.7c 4a 1.3b 1.3c 0.7a 0.7b 0.7c 8.022b 0.43b
C 10.7a 13.3b 15.3c 60.7a 22.7b 19.3c 5.3a 4b 8c 2a 0.7b 0.7c 25.695c 0.001c*
QP5 D 0a 0b 0c 0a 0b 0c 22.7a 20b 14c 40a 36.7b 44c 35.028a 0.001a*
P 8.7a 0b 0c 7.3a 0b 0c 22a 23.3b 23.3c 32a 36.7b 36c 34.39b 0.001b*
C 1.7a 6b 7c 4.7a 4.7b 7.3c 14a 16.7b 19.3c 42a 35.3b 35.3c 50.437c 0.001c*

QP1-QP5– Practice questions, P, D, C – peer, dentist and control groups

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

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