[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).