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Table 1 Effect of a Sign Language module on knowledge of and attitudes to deafness in undergraduate medical students taking either a Sign Language or control SSC

From: Changing medical students’ attitudes to and knowledge of deafness: a mixed methods study

 

Knowledge

Attitudes

Sample

Mean (SD) score pre

Mean (SD) score post

Mean (SD) score pre

Mean (SD) score post

Sign Language SSC

3.0 (1.3)

n 29

3.7 (1.2)

n 29

64.6 (8.2)

n 28

71.0 (10.4)

n 29

Control SSC

3.1 (0.8)

n 30

3.0 (1.2)

n 24

58.6 (7.4)

n 30

57.0 (8.8)

n 24

p-value = 0.651

p-value = 0.03

p-value = 0.005

p-value< 0.001

Control SSC (extended)

 

3.3 (1.25)

n 57

 

59.8 (10.2)

n 54

 

p-value = 0.15

 

p-value< 0.001

  1. 1All p-values are for comparison of Sign Language SSC versus Control SSC or Control SSC (extended), independent samples t-test