Table 3 Gender-wise distribution of participants enrolled from five dental specialities and level of fear
Dental speciality | Male N(%) | Female N(%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Periodontology No Fear | 5 (15.1) | 4(18.1) | 0.510 |
Low Fear | 24(72.7) | 12(59) | |
Moderate Fear | 4(12.1) | 5(22.7) | |
High Fear | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 33(100) | 21(100) | |
Oral Surgery No Fear | 1(3.3) | 0 | 0.001 |
Low Fear | 20(66.6) | 4(20) | |
Moderate Fear | 8(26.6) | 20(80) | |
High Fear | 1(3.3) | 0 | |
Total | 30(100) | 24(100) | |
Restorative No Fear | 3(11.1) | 1(3.5) | 0.001 |
Low Fear | 22(81.4) | 11(42.8) | |
Moderate Fear | 2(7.4) | 15(53.5) | |
High Fear | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 27(100) | 27(100) | |
Prosthodontics No Fear | 6(13) | 1(3.2) | 0.019 |
Low Fear | 14(60) | 19(61.2) | |
Moderate Fear | 3(13) | 11(35.4) | |
High Fear | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 23(100) | 31(100) | |
Orthodontics No Fear | 2(9.5) | 1(3) | 0.274 |
Low Fear | 17(80.9) | 24(72.7) | |
Moderate Fear | 2(9.5) | 8(24.2) | |
High Fear | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 21(100) | 33(100) | |
Overall No Fear | 17(12.7) | 7(5) | 0.001 |
Low Fear | 97(72.4) | 73(52.5) | |
Moderate Fear | 19(14.2) | 59(42.4) | |
High Fear | 1(0.7) | 0 | |
Total | 134(100) | 139(100) | |
Chi-square Test |