[Table/Fig-7]:
Responses obtained for the Attitude questions.
| Q | A % | B % | C % | D % | E % | χ2 | p-value | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QA1 | D | 11.3a | 6b | 19.3c | 14a | 50.7b | 44c | 22a | 14.7b | 14.7c | 33.3a | 18b | 13.3c | 19.3a | 10.7 b | 8.7 c | 8.214a | 0.413a |
| P | 18.7a | 8b | 11.3c | 19.3a | 51.3b | 48c | 22a | 14b | 14c | 25.3a | 17.3b | 17.3c | 14.7 a | 9.3 b | 9.3 c | 32.27b | 0.01b | |
| C | 17.3a | 17.3b | 19.3c | 16.7a | 15.3b | 16c | 23.3a | 4.7bb | 23.3c | 26.7a | 26.7b | 26.7c | 16 a | 16 b | 14.7 c | 26.99c | 0.003c* | |
| QA2 | D | 11.3a | 6b | 19.3c | 14a | 50.7b | 44c | 22a | 14.7b | 14.7c | 33a | 18b | 13.3c | 19.3 a | 10.7 b | 8.7 c | 7.328a | 0.511a |
| P | 18.7a | 8b | 11.3c | 19.3a | 51.3b | 48c | 22a | 14b | 14c | 25a | 17.3b | 17.3c | 14.7 a | 9.3 b | 9.3 c | 56.11b | 0.001b | |
| C | 17.3a | 17b | 19.3c | 16.7a | 15.3b | 16c | 23a | 4.7b | 23.3c | 26.7a | 26.7b | 26.7c | 16 a | 16 b | 14.7 c | 44.19c | 0.001c | |
| QA3 | D | 10a | 13.3b | 10.7c | 11.3a | 10b | 13.3c | 15.3a | 12b | 18c | 39.3a | 42b | 41.3c | 24 a | 22 b | 16 c | 14.4a | 0.071a |
| P | 10.7a | 14.7b | 18c | 20a | 11.3b | 11.3c | 24.7a | 13.3b | 12c | 29.3a | 38b | 38c | 15 a | 22 b | 20 c | 10b | 0.265b* | |
| C | 10a | 12b | 10.7c | 16.7a | 14.7b | 14c | 23.3a | 22.7b | 28c | 36a | 35.3b | 32c | 14 a | 15.3 b | 15.3 c | 18.6c | 0.045c* | |
| QA4 | D | 6.7a | 2.7b | 6c | 24.7a | 36.7b | 26.7c | 19.3a | 17.3b | 27.3c | 39.3a | 36b | 26c | 10 a | 7.3 b | 7.3 c | 19.6 a | 0.142a |
| P | 6a | 28b | 12.6c | 24.7a | 26.6b | 37.4c | 12a | 16.7b | 16.7c | 40.7a | 21.4b | 26.7c | 14.7 a | 7.3 b | 6.7 c | 64.79b | 0.00b* | |
| C | 2.7a | 6b | 7.3c | 20.7a | 24.0b | 26.7c | 21.3a | 16.7b | 15.3c | 31.3a | 38.7b | 34c | 22 a | 14.7b | 14.7 c | 25.36c | 0.0013* | |
QP1-QP5– Attitude 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).