Comparison of precision of a paperless electronic input method versus the conventional paper form in an andrology laboratory: a prospective study

Table 3 The percentage of incorrect entries in the two groups

	Paper group	Paperless group	p-value
PHASE ONE (201 semen samples)
Total number of entry fields (N)	4623	6432	n/a
Percentage of incorrect entries (n)	0.07% (3)	0.17% (11)	0.121
Type of incorrect entries (n / %)	Text (3 / 100%)	Numerical (6 / 54.5%) Missed (4 / 36.4%) Text (1 / 9.1%)	n/a
PHASE TWO (586 semen samples)
Total number of entry fields (N)	13,478	18,752	n/a
Percentage of incorrect entries (n)	0.05% (7)	0.01% (1)	*0.008*
Type of incorrect entries (n / %)	Numerical (3 / 42.9%) Missed (3 / 42.9%) Text (1 / 14.3%)	Text (1 / 100%)	n/a

This table compares the percentage of incorrect entries in the paper and the paperless group
The table is subdivided into phase one (initial learning period) and phase two (post-learning period)
Data were presented as % (n/N) and compared using the Chi-squared test
A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant

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