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Table 2 Characteristics of students at baseline

From: A randomised-controlled trial of two educational modes for undergraduate evidence-based medicine learning in Asia

Characteristic

Usual teaching

(n = 70)

PBL

(n = 59)

Age (years) Mean (SD)

20.04(1.45)

19.63(0.83)

Women n (%)

32(45.7)

24(40.7)

Factor scores Mean (SD)

  

   EBP knowledge1

4.47 (0.51)

4.56 (0.56)

   Personal application and current use of EBP2

2.58 (0.58)

2.79 (0.66)

   Future use of EBP3

3.86 (0.49)

3.87 (0.57)

   Attitudes towards EBP1

3.14 (0.58)

3.03 (0.60)

  1. Note: 11 = Strongly disagree; 6 = Strongly agree
  2. 21 = Never, 5 = Every day
  3. 31 = Not at all, 6 = Completely