Table 2 Basic statistics of oral health...

Table 2

Basic statistics of oral health behaviors

Item	Experimental group		Control group		t	p-value
Item	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t	p-value
Preexperimental phase
Knowledge	9.03	2.04	9.07	3.11	−0.05	0.965
Attitude	2.27	0.17	2.27	0.19	−0.10	0.924
Practice	2.74	0.32	2.70	0.26	0.52	0.608
Teeth cleanliness	0.86	0.33	0.87	0.38	−0.12	0.915
Gum health	1.78	0.35	1.74	0.42	0.46	0.646
Tongue cleanliness	1.17	0.54	1.17	0.46	0.04	0.965
Postexperimental phase
Knowledge	13.55	2.18	10.17	2.78	5.19	<0.001*
Attitude	2.50	0.19	2.26	0.27	4.01	<0.001*
Practice	2.91	0.20	2.63	0.33	3.93	<0.001*
Teeth cleanliness	1.36	0.21	1.04	0.32	4.51	<0.001*
Gum health	1.95	0.11	1.65	0.49	3.23	<0.001*
Tongue cleanliness	1.94	0.20	1.83	0.38	1.32	0.195
Follow-up phase
Knowledge	13.69	1.85	10.63	2.28	5.64	<0.001*
Attitude	2.55	0.13	2.18	0.22	7.74	<0.001*
Practice	2.98	0.21	2.70	0.30	4.26	<0.001*
Teeth cleanliness	1.50	0.34	1.14	0.37	3.91	<0.001*
Gum health	1.95	0.08	1.62	0.42	4.22	<0.001*
Tongue cleanliness	1.97	0.07	1.70	0.47	3.15	<0.001*

Item	Experimental group		Control group		t	p-value
Item	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	t	p-value
Preexperimental phase
Knowledge	9.03	2.04	9.07	3.11	−0.05	0.965
Attitude	2.27	0.17	2.27	0.19	−0.10	0.924
Practice	2.74	0.32	2.70	0.26	0.52	0.608
Teeth cleanliness	0.86	0.33	0.87	0.38	−0.12	0.915
Gum health	1.78	0.35	1.74	0.42	0.46	0.646
Tongue cleanliness	1.17	0.54	1.17	0.46	0.04	0.965
Postexperimental phase
Knowledge	13.55	2.18	10.17	2.78	5.19	<0.001*
Attitude	2.50	0.19	2.26	0.27	4.01	<0.001*
Practice	2.91	0.20	2.63	0.33	3.93	<0.001*
Teeth cleanliness	1.36	0.21	1.04	0.32	4.51	<0.001*
Gum health	1.95	0.11	1.65	0.49	3.23	<0.001*
Tongue cleanliness	1.94	0.20	1.83	0.38	1.32	0.195
Follow-up phase
Knowledge	13.69	1.85	10.63	2.28	5.64	<0.001*
Attitude	2.55	0.13	2.18	0.22	7.74	<0.001*
Practice	2.98	0.21	2.70	0.30	4.26	<0.001*
Teeth cleanliness	1.50	0.34	1.14	0.37	3.91	<0.001*
Gum health	1.95	0.08	1.62	0.42	4.22	<0.001*
Tongue cleanliness	1.97	0.07	1.70	0.47	3.15	<0.001*

Note(s): Significant at p-value < 0.05

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