Table 2: Student Injuries - Effect of Gender, Program and Time.

 

 

Percentage (n)

P value

(chi-square test)

 

Observed

Expected

Gender

 

 

 

    Male

27.9 (50)

30.0 (53.7)

0.546

    Female

72.1 (129)

70.0 (125.3)

 

 

 

 

 

Academic Program

 

 

 

DH/BDH

21.1 (37)

25.1 (44)

0.222

DDS/QP

78.9 (138)

74.9 (131)

 

 

 

 

 

Time of Day

 

 

 

Morning

51.2 (87)

55.5 (94.4)

0.235

Afternoon

48.8 (83)

44.5 (75.6)

 

 

 

 

 

Clinic - Beginning or End*

 

 

 

Beginning of Clinic

34.8 (62)

50.0 (89)

< 0.001

End of Clinic

65.2 (116)

50.0 (89)

 

 

 

 

 

Day of the Week

 

 

 

Monday

19.3 (36)

22.4 (42)

0.594

Tuesday

17.1 (32)

18.9 (35.3)

 

Wednesday

11.8 (22)

12.4 (23.2)

 

Thursday

24.6 (46)

20.8 (38.9)

 

Friday

27.3 (51)

25.4 (47.5)

 

 

 

 

 

Month of the Year

 

 

 

January

13.4 (25)

11.4 (21.3)

0.069

February

14.4 (27)

9.7 (18.1)

 

March

7.5 (14)

12.6 (23.6)

 

April

8.6 (16)

9.7 (18.2)

 

May

5.9 (11)

6.0 (11.2)

 

June

4.3 (8)

5.1 (9.5)

 

July

3.2 (6)

4.7 (8.8)

 

August

0.5 (1)

3.6 (6.7)

 

September

9.6 (18)

9.1 (17.1)

 

October

12.8 (24)

11.6 (21.7)

 

November

16.0 (30)

11.8 (22.1)

 

December

3.7 (7)

4.5 (8.6)

 

 

*beginning of clinic = 0800-1000 h and 1300-1500 h; end of clinic = 1001-1200 h and 1501-1700 h