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Table 5 Barriers toward research work in the different grades of Pediatric (“5 + 3”)

From: Perception, practice, and barriers toward research among pediatric undergraduates: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey

 

Third-year

(n = 19)

Fourth-year

(n = 22)

Fifth-year

(n = 27)

P value

Lack of time

78.9%

90.9%

81.5%

0.501

Lack of money

36.8%

68.2%

59.3%

0.115

Lack of laboratory

42.1%

59.1%

63.0%

0.379

Lack of mentorship

68.4%

86.4%

88.9%

0.223

Lack of training

63.2%

90.9%

96.3%

0.007

English is limited

57.9%

77.3%

88.9%

0.055

Lack of college attention

21.1%

31.8%

48.1%

0.156

  1. The bold values in the table denote P values less than 0.05 (indicating a significant difference)