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Table 1 Demographic characteristics participating medical students

From: Medical student attitudes and educational interventions to prevent neurophobia: a longitudinal study

 

Unmatched

Matched

M1 frequency (%)

M2 frequency (%)

Frequency (%)

N = 446

N = 206

N = 150

Gender

 Male

196 (49%)

61 (50%)

73 (51%)

 Female

204 (51%)

61 (50%)

71 (49%)

Age

  < 23

24 (6%)

8 (5%)

9 (6%)

 23–28

326 (78%)

140 (81%)

115 (80%)

  > 28

66 (16%)

25 (14%)

20 (14%)

Educational training

 High school

11 (3%)

3 (2%)

3 (2%)

 Undergraduate degree

280 (67%)

116 (67%)

96 (68%)

 Graduate degree

127 (30%)

51 (31%)

42 (30%)

Neuroscience familiarity

 No exposure

117 (27%)

36 (18%)

45 (30%)

 School/Work exposure

213 (48%)

129 (65%)

71 (48%)

 Neuroscience coursework

111 (25%)

35 (18%)

32 (22%)

  1. Abbreviations: M1 year one (pre-neuroscience) medical students, M2 year two (post-neuroscience) medical students, N number of participants