Table 4.
Influence of type of subject on students’ classroom attendance
| Academic year | Subjects you are more likely to skip or be late for their lectures | Total | Gender | Academic average | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | < 3.75 | 3.75–4.49 | 4.50–5.00 | ||||
|
2nd year n = 180 |
Gross Anatomy | No | 79 (43.9%) | 30 (39.5%) | 49 (47.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 78 (44.6%) |
| Yes | 101 (56.1%) | 46 (60.5%) | 55 (52.9%) | 1 (100.0%) | 2 (66.6%) | 97 (55.4%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.362¥ | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
| Biochemistry | No | 72 (40.0%) | 11 (14.5%) | 61 (58.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 71 (40.6%) | |
| Yes | 108 (60.0%) | 65 (85.5%) | 43 (41.3%) | 1 (100.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 104 (59.4%) | ||
| p-value | p < 0.001¥* | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
| Histology and Embryology | No | 55 (30.6%) | 19 (25.0%) | 36 (34.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 53 (30.0%) | |
| Yes | 125 (69.4%) | 57 (75.0%) | 68 (65.4%) | 1 (100.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 122 (69.7%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.192¥ | p = 0.464 F | ||||||
| Dental Anatomy | No | 155 (86.1%) | 68 (89.5%) | 87 (83.7%) | 1 (100.0%) | 2 (66.7%) | 151 (86.3%) | |
| Yes | 25 (13.9%) | 8 (10.5%) | 17 (16.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (33.3%) | 24 (13.7%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.285¥ | p = 0.455 F | ||||||
| Biomaterials | No | 161 (89.4%) | 57 (75.0%) | 104 (100.0%) | 1 (100.0%) | 3 (100.0%) | 156 (89.1%) | |
| Yes | 19 (10.6%) | 19 (25.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 19 (10.9%) | ||
| p-value | p < 0.001 F* | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
|
3rd year n = 125 |
Operative Dentistry | No | 124 (99.2%) | 59 (100.0%) | 65 (98.5%) | 4 (100.0%) | 49 (100.0%) | 69 (98.6%) |
| Yes | 1 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.4%) | ||
| p-value | p = 1.00 F | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
| Biomaterials | No | 113 (90.4%) | 55 (93.2%) | 58 (87.9%) | 3 (75.0%) | 46 (93.9%) | 62 (88.6%) | |
| Yes | 12 (9.6%) | 4 (6.8%) | 8 (12.1%) | 1 (25.0%) | 3 (6.1%) | 8 (11.4%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.373 F | p = 0.279 F | ||||||
| Microbiology | No | 52 (41.6%) | 14 (23.7%) | 38 (57.6%) | 2 (50.0%) | 21 (42.9%) | 28 (40.0%) | |
| Yes | 73 (58.4%) | 45 (76.3%) | 28 (42.4%) | 2 (50.0%) | 28 (57.1%) | 42 (60.0%) | ||
| p-value | p < 0.001¥* | p = 0.946 F | ||||||
| Oral Histology | No | 103 (82.4%) | 49 (83.1%) | 54 (81.8%) | 3 (75.0%) | 38 (77.6%) | 60 (85.7%) | |
| Yes | 22 (17.6%) | 10 (16.9%) | 12 (18.2%) | 1 (25.0%) | 11 (22.4%) | 10 (14.3%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.857¥ | p = 0.383 F | ||||||
| Oral Pathology | No | 117 (93.6%) | 56 (94.9%) | 61 (92.4%) | 4 (100.0%) | 47 (95.9%) | 64 (91.4%) | |
| Yes | 8 (6.4%) | 3 (5.1%) | 5 (7.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (4.1%) | 6 (8.6%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.721 F | p = 0.595 F | ||||||
| Oral Radiology | No | 114 (91.2%) | 51 (86.4%) | 63 (95.5%) | 4 (100.0%) | 41 (83.7%) | 67 (95.7%) | |
| Yes | 11 (8.8%) | 8 (13.6%) | 3 (4.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 8 (16.3%) | 3 (4.3%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.113 F | p = 0.098 F | ||||||
| General Pathology | No | 100 (80.0%) | 46 (78.0%) | 54 (81.8%) | 4 (100.0%) | 35 (71.4%) | 59 (84.3%) | |
| Yes | 25 (25.0%) | 13 (22.0%) | 12 (18.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 14 (28.6%) | 11 (15.7%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.657 F | p = 0.168 F | ||||||
| Pharmacology | No | 112 (89.6%) | 55 (93.2%) | 57 (86.4%) | 3 (75.0%) | 45 (91.8%) | 62 (88.6%) | |
| Yes | 13 (10.4%) | 4 (6.8%) | 9 (13.6%) | 1 (25.0%) | 4 (8.2%) | 8 (11.4%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.251 F | p = 0.608 F | ||||||
| Pain Control | No | 125 (100.0%) | 59 (100.0%) | 59 (100.0%) | 4 (100.0%) | 49 (100.0%) | 70 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| Academic year | Subjects you are more likely to skip or be late for their lectures | Total | Gender | Academic average | ||||
| Male | Female | < 3.75 | 3.75–4.49 | 4.50–5.00 | ||||
|
4th year n = 90 |
Operative Dentistry | No | 86 (95.6%) | 36 (97.3%) | 50 (94.3%) | 11 (100.0%) | 46 (93.9%) | 28 (96.6%) |
| Yes | 4 (4.4%) | 1 (2.7%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (6.1%) | 1 (3.4%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.641 F | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
| Endodontics | No | 82 (91.1%) | 30 (81.1%) | 52 (98.1%) | 10 (90.9%) | 45 (91.8%) | 27 (93.1%) | |
| Yes | 8 (8.9%) | 7 (18.9%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (9.1%) | 4 (8.2%) | 2 (6.9%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.008 F* | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
| General Medicine | No | 61 (67.8%) | 26 (70.3%) | 35 (66.0%) | 9 (81.8%) | 33 (67.3%) | 18 (62.1%) | |
| Yes | 29 (32.2%) | 11 (29.6%) | 18 (34.0%) | 2 18.2(%) | 16 (32.7%) | 11 (37.9%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.672¥ | p = 0.561 F | ||||||
| Oral Biology | No | 88 (97.8%) | 35 (94.6%) | 53 (100.0%) | 10 (90.9%) | 48 (98.0%) | 29 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (5.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (9.1%) | 1 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.166 F | p = 0.337 F | ||||||
| Periodontics | No | 82 (91.1%) | 34 (91.9%) | 48 (90.6%) | 11 (100.0%) | 46 (93.9%) | 24 (82.8%) | |
| Yes | 8 (8.9%) | 3 (8.1%) | 5 (9.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (6.1%) | 5 (17.2%) | ||
| p-value | p = 1.00 F | p = 0.179 F | ||||||
| Oral Radiology | No | 81 (90.0%) | 32 (86.5%) | 49 (92.5%) | 10 (90.9%) | 44 (89.8%) | 26 (89.7%) | |
| Yes | 9 (10.0%) | 5 (13.5%) | 4 (7.5%) | 1 (9.1%) | 5 (10.2%) | 3 (10.3%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.479 F | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
| Removable Prosthodontics | No | 74 (82.2%) | 29 (78.4%) | 45 (84.9%) | 9 (81.8%) | 40 (81.6%) | 24 (82.8%) | |
| Yes | 16 (17.8%) | 8 (21.6%) | 8 (15.1%) | 2 (18.2%) | 9 (18.4%) | 5 (17.2%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.576¥ | p = 1.00 F | ||||||
| Fixed Prosthodontics | No | 80 (88.9%) | 34 (91.9%) | 46 (86.8%) | 10 (90.9%) | 44 (89.8%) | 25 (86.2%) | |
| Yes | 10 (11.1%) | 3 (8.1%) | 7 (13.2%) | 1 (9.1%) | 5 (10.2%) | 4 (13.8%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.516 F | p = 0.889 F | ||||||
| Ethics and Law | No | 85 (94.4%) | 34 (91.9%) | 51 (96.2%) | 10 (90.9%) | 45 (91.8%) | 29 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 5 (5.6%) | 3 (8.1%) | 2 (3.8%) | 1 (9.1%) | 4 (8.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.398 F | p = 0.30 F | ||||||
| Biostatistics | No | 85 (94.4%) | 34 (91.9%) | 51 (96.2%) | 10 (90.9%) | 45 (91.8%) | 29 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 5 (5.6%) | 3 (8.1%) | 2 (3.8%) | 1 (9.1%) | 4 (8.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.398 F | p = 0.30 F | ||||||
| General Surgery | No | 82 (91.1%) | 32 (86.5%) | 50 (94.3%) | 10 (90.9%) | 42 (85.7%) | 29 (100.0%) | |
| Yes | 8 (8.9%) | 5 (13.5%) | 3 (5.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | 7 14.3(%) | 0 (0.0%) | ||
| p-value | p = 0.266 F | p = 0.073 F | ||||||
¥ Chi-square test
F Fisher Exact test
* Statistically significant p < 0.05