Research Article

Effect of Reinforcement of Oral Health Education Message through Short Messaging Service in Mobile Phones: A Quasi-Experimental Trial

Table 3

Comparison of mean GI score at different intervals between intervention and control group.

Mean GI scoreInterventionControl value

At baseline0.31 ± 0.320.29 ± 0.290.394 (NS)
After 1 month0.23 ± 0.260.24 ± 0.270.849 (NS)
After 2 months0.15 ± 0.170.25 ± 0.28<0.01
After 3 months0.10 ± 0.130.28 ± 0.29<0.01
After 6 months0.16 ± 0.160.35 ± 0.32<0.01

NS, not significant.