Determinants of research engagement in academic obstetrics and gynaecology

BMC Medical Education

Table 1 Characteristics of Edmonton Research Orientation Survey (EROS) respondents, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia

Characteristic	Number	Percent
	(n = 130)
Age
<50 years	70	53.8
Research degree
MSc	21	16.2
PhD	12	9.2
No MSc or PhD	97	74.6
Research forum attendee
Yes	57	44.5
Years of clinical experience
<20	74	58.3
Attended research course
Yes	93	72.1
Work hours per week
<50	95	74.2
Journal reading during paid hours
Yes	40	34.2
Journal reading during unpaid hours
Yes	40	31.5
Research work during paid hours
Yes	42	35.0
Research work during unpaid hours
Yes	60	51.7
Specialty
Clinician	30	23.1
Researcher	31	23.9
Administrator	7	5.4
Clinician specialist	46	35.4
Other	16	12.3
Do you have a current research project?
Yes	76	58.5
Do you make conference presentations
Yes	73	56.2
EROS score^a
<100	8	6.2
100–149	77	59.2
150–190	45	34.6

Subjects with missing responses not included (e.g., Journal reading during paid hours n = 117 and Research work during paid hours n = 120)
^a EROS score based on responses to 38 items each scored on a scale from 1 to 5

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