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Table 3 Characteristics of Medical Student Researchers based on Publications

From: Medical student researchers in Colombia and associated factors with publication: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Publications

p-value

Yes

No

Age [mean (SD)]

22.70 (2.36)

21.11 (2.36)

0.003

Sex [Freq (%)]

  

0.9

 Male

12 (50)

53 (48.62)

 Female

12 (50)

56 (51.38)

Year of study [Mean (SD)]

8.83

6.55

<0.0001

Type of University [Freq (%)]

  

0.4

 Public

20 (83.33)

83 (83)

 Private

4 (16.67)

26 (23.85)

Parents-as-researchers [Freq (%)]

4 (16.66)

18 (16.51)

0.9

In research Group in Colciencias [Freq (%)]

9 (37.5)

26 (23.85)

0.2

Number of finished research projects [Mean (SD)]

2.20 (1.47)

0.59 (0.69)

<0.0001

Speaker at scientific events [Freq (%)]

15 (62.50)

33 (30.27)

0.001

Motivations/Qualities [mean (SD)]

 Interest in networking

3.58 (1.24)

2.92 (1.41)

0.03

 Prestige and recognition as motivator

3.83 (1.46)

3.26 (1.41)

0.05

 Committed person

4.62 (0.57)

4.14 (0.75)

0.003

 Innovative person

4.29 (0.75)

3.75 (0.93)

0.006

 Persistent person

4.62 (0.77)

4.18 (0.89)

0.009

 Rigorous person

4.25 (0.73)

3.73 (1.05)

0.03

 To enter residency

4.62 (0.92)

3.97 (1.54)

0.06