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Table 1 Comparison of mean scores of the students in PBL and traditional programs

From: Comparison of knowledge scores of medical students in problem-based learning and traditional curriculum on public health topics

Topics

Max. point for each topic

PBL

Traditional

t

p

  

Mean Score

(±) SD

Mean score

(±) SD

  

Communicable diseases

20

12.5

4.32

12.3

3.74

0.290

0.77

Epidemiology

20

6.2

4.23

5.4

4.13

0.990

0.32

Mother and child health

20

14.9

3.89

15.5

3.70

-0.851

0.39

Health management

12

9.6

2.74

7.7

3.34

3.447

0.00

Chronic diseases

8

6.7

2.17

5.3

2.78

3.255

0.00

Occupational health

8

6.1

2.54

5.7

2.46

0.743

0.45

Nutritional principles in community

4

1.9

2.01

2.0

2.01

-0.416

0.67

Demography

4

3.3

1.50

2.9

1.75

1.257

0.21

Environmental health

4

3.6

1.17

3.3

1.45

1.070

0.28

Total

100

65.0

10.99

60.5

9.22

2.395

0.01