[Table/Fig-4]:
Response of parents of different residential locality towards first aid management of avulsed permanent tooth.
| Questions | Answers | Rural N (%) | Urban N (%) | Chi-square test (X) | p-value < 0.05 significant |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K1 Possibility of reimplantation | Yes | 171 (31.1%) | 147 (26.7%) | 0.016 | 0.901 |
| No | 126 (22.9%) | 106 (19.3%) | |||
| K2 Self reimplantation | Yes | 77 (14%) | 55 (10%) | 1.313 | 0.252 |
| No | 220 (40%) | 198 (36%) | |||
| K3 Timing of reimplantation | Immediately | 111 (20.2%) | 109 (19.8%) | 7.154 | 0.128 |
| As bleeding stops | 60 (10.9%) | 36 (6.5%) | |||
| Within one hour | 61 (11.1%) | 65 (11.8%) | |||
| Within 24 hours | 29 (5.3%) | 19 (3.5%) | |||
| After five days | 36 (6.5%) | 24 (4.4%) | |||
| K4 Cleaning media | Water | 115 (20.9%) | 95 (17.3%) | 0.935 | 0.919 |
| Saline | 123 (22.4%) | 105 (19.1%) | |||
| Milk | 14 (2.5%) | 15 (2.7%) | |||
| Saliva | 26 (4.7%) | 19 (3.5%) | |||
| Nothing | 19 (3.5%) | 19 (3.5%) | |||
| K5 Transport media | HBSS | 19 (3.5%) | 13 (2.4%) | 5.789 | 0.327 |
| Water | 142 (25.8%) | 121 (22%) | |||
| Saline | 54 (9.8%) | 42 (7.6%) | |||
| Milk | 47 (8.5%) | 31 (5.6%) | |||
| Nothing | 15 (2.7%) | 22 (4%) | |||
| Handkerchief | 20 (3.6%) | 24 (4.4%) | |||
| K6 Previous Information | Yes | 87 (15.8%) | 71 (12.9%) | 0.101 | 0.751 |
| No | 210 (38.2%) | 182 (31.1%) | |||
| K7 Source of Information | Books | 126 (22.9%) | 95 (17.3%) | 1.410 | 0.703 |
| Media | 78 (14.2%) | 73 (13.3%) | |||
| Newspaper | 42 (7.6%) | 37 (6.7%) | |||
| Internet | 51 (9.3%) | 48 (8.7%) | |||
| A1 Necessity for saving permanent tooth | Yes | 271 (49.3%) | 230 (241.8%) | 0.019 | 0.890 |
| No | 26 (4.7%) | 23 (4.2%) | |||
| A2 First place of contact | Dentist | 194 (35.3%) | 160 (29.1%) | 2.236 | 0.327 |
| Hospital | 30 (5.5%) | 19 (3.5%) | |||
| General Practitioner | 73 (13.3%) | 74 (13.5%) | |||
| P1 Previous experience of avulsion injury | Yes | 200 (36.4%) | 183 (33.3%) | 1.610 | 0.204 |
| No | 97 (17.6%) | 70 (12.7%) |