Table 1 Proportion and factors associated with present involvement in research among junior faculty members of teaching hospitals in Pakistan
Factors | Total faculty (n = 176) Percentages | Percent presently involved in research (n = 73) | Percent presently not involved in research (n = 103) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.01 |
   - Women | 44.3 | 32.9 | 52.4 |  |
   - Men | 55.7 | 67.1 | 47.6 |  |
Age in years | Â | Â | Â | NS |
   - < 35 | 46.6 | 49.3 | 44.7 |  |
   - ≥ 35 | 53.4 | 50.7 | 55.3 |  |
Department | Â | Â | Â | NS |
   - Surgery and allied | 43.8 | 37.0 | 48.5 |  |
   - Medicine and allied | 56.2 | 63.0 | 51.5 |  |
Type of university | Â | Â | Â | 0.04 |
   - Private sector | 67.6 | 58.9 | 73.8 |  |
   - Public sector | 32.4 | 41.2 | 26.2 |  |
Designation | Â | Â | Â | NS |
   - Level I* | 51.1 | 50.7 | 51.5 |  |
   - Level II** | 48.9 | 49.3 | 48.5 |  |
Previous research training during undergraduate stage | Â | Â | Â | NS |
   - No | 93.2 | 90.4 | 95.1 |  |
   - Yes | 6.8 | 9.6 | 4.9 |  |
Previous research training during postgraduate stage | Â | Â | Â | < 0.001 |
   - No | 36.9 | 16.5 | 51.5 |  |
   - Yes | 63.1 | 83.6 | 48.5 |  |
Previous research involvement | Â | Â | Â | 0.02 |
   - No | 40.3 | 30.1 | 47.6 |  |
   - Yes | 59.7 | 69.9 | 52.4 |  |
Previous research publication (s) | Â | Â | Â | 0.05 |
   - No | 51.1 | 42.5 | 57.3 |  |
   - Yes | 48.9 | 57.5 | 42.7 |  |
Previous research presentation (s) | Â | Â | Â | 0.05 |
   - No | 48.3 | 39.7 | 54.4 |  |
   - Yes | 51.7 | 60.3 | 45.6 |  |