Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population (N = 1065)
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 489 | 46% |
Female | 576 | 54% |
Age | ||
22–25 | 622 | 58% |
26–30 | 304 | 28% |
Above 30 | 139 | 14% |
Universities | ||
Guangxi Medical University (GXMU, Nanning) | 733 | 69% |
Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine (GXUCM, Nanning) | 91 | 8% |
Guilin Medical University (GLMU, Guilin) | 90 | 8% |
Guangzhou Medical University (GZMU, Guangzhou) | 49 | 5% |
Kunming Medical University (KMMU, Kunming) | 51 | 5% |
Fudan University (FDU, Shanghai) | 51 | 5% |
Current Disciplines | ||
Clinical Medicine | 527 | 49% |
Public Health | 180 | 17% |
Pharmacy | 115 | 11% |
Nursing | 127 | 12% |
Medical Information and Management | 116 | 11% |
Research fields, current or interested fields | ||
Biomedicine | 171 | 16% |
Clinical Medicine | 455 | 43% |
Health Communication | 74 | 7% |
Biomedical, Medical or Public Health Informatics | 86 | 8% |
Population health and/or public health research | 81 | 8% |
Epidemiology/clinical epidemiology | 79 | 7% |
Health services research | 62 | 6% |
Behavioral/social science research | 44 | 4% |
Others | 13 | 1% |
Have any of you had training, either formal or informal, in any aspect of ICT or biomedical informatics? | ||
Yes | 72 | 7% |
No | 993 | 93% |
Have you ever taken an online course? | ||
Yes | 269 | 25% |
No | 796 | 75% |