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Table 4 Comparison of attitudes regarding barriers of research for respondents in second and fourth year medical school

From: A survey on the attitudes towards research in medical school

 

Agreement* from 2nd Year Students N = 185

Agreement * from 4th Year Students N = 142

P value for trend**

Adequate time in medical school to pursue research

16%

25%

0.0059

Adequate training in research methodology in medical school

12%

9%

0.901

Adequate training in reviewing scientific literature

25%

32%

0.292

Research mentors are easily available

36%

52%

0.0325

Research supervisors offer good training and guidance

22%

37%

0.180

Many opportunities to present research in medical school

16%

20%

0.246

Many opportunities to publish research during medical school

15%

25%

0.397

Will receive acknowledgment for contributions to research

30%

58%

0.002

  1. *Responses 4 and 5 in 5-point Likert scale were grouped as "agreement" for reporting purposes.
  2. **Mann-Whitney test between responses of 5-point Likert scale