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Table 3 Factors associated with research skills performance

From: Performance of a core of transversal skills: self-perceptions of undergraduate medical students

  

Research skills

  

Literature searching

 

Information technology

 

Data analysis

 

English proficiency

n (%)

OR (95 % CI)

n (%)

OR (95 % CI)

n (%)

OR (95 % CI)

n (%)

OR (95 % CI)

Gender

        

 Female

113 (28.8)

1

76 (19.4)

1

77 (19.5)

1

125 (31.9)

1

 Male

55 (25.6)

0.99 (0.70–1.40)

31 (14.1)

2.20 (1.55–3.14)

40 (18.4)

1.77 (1.24–2.52)

57 (26.4)

1.43 (0.99–2.05)

Academic year

        

 1st year

25 (10.0)

1

29 (11.7)

1

30 (12.0)

1

41 (16.5)

1

 4th year

61 (41.8)

1.07 (0.70–1.63)

24 (16.4)

1.31 (0.84–2.05)

29 (19.7)

0.71 (0.45–1.11)

50 (34.2)

2.74 (1.77–4.24)

 6th year

82 (38.7)

2.29 (1.55–3.38)

54 (25.4)

2.32 (1.56–3.46)

58 (27.2)

1.22 (0.82–1.81)

91 (42.7)

3.63 (2.42–5.45)

Participation in research activities

        

 No

118 (26.0)

1

72 (15.9)

1

84 (18.5)

1

135 (29.9)

1

 Yes

48 (31.8)

1.69 (1.15–2.48)

34 (22.4)

1.23 (0.83–1.83)

31 (20.3)

1.30 (0.87–1.92)

46 (30.1)

1.59 (1.06–2.38)

High school

        

 Public

121 (27.7)

1

77 (17.7)

1

85 (19.4)

1

128 (29.3)

1

 Private

36 (24.3)

1.15 (0.78–1.69)

23 (15.4)

0.89 (0.59–1.32)

28 (18.8)

1.18 (0.80–1.75)

42 (28.6)

1.13 (0.76–1.68)

  1. Adjusted for all variables in the table