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Table 2 Interprofessional global health competencies by participants’ general characteristics (N = 325)

From: Interprofessional global health competencies of South Korean health professional students: educational needs and strategies

Characteristics

Categories

N (%)

Interprofessional Global Health Competencies

M ± SD

t/F

p

Gender

Male

137 (42.2)

3.16 ± 0.56

1.25

.214

Female

188 (57.8)

3.08 ± 0.54

  

Department

Nursing

76 (23.4)

3.10 ± 0.52

1.18

.307

Medicine

46 (14.2)

3.18 ± 0.60

  

Biomedical Engineering

42 (12.9)

3.12 ± 0.53

  

Dental Hygiene

35 (10.8)

2.93 ± 0.51

  

Radiological Science

30 (9.2)

2.97 ± 0.48

  

Health Administration

26 (8.0)

3.17 ± 0.47

  

Social Welfare

18 (5.5)

3.27 ± 0.65

  

Food and Nutrition

16 (4.9)

3.19 ± 0.40

  

Biomedical Laboratory Science

10 (3.1)

3.07 ± 0.44

  

Othersa

26 (8.0)

3.26 ± 0.76

  

Living overseas (month)

0

171 (52.6)

3.04 ± 0.54

2.32

.076

< 6

85 (26.2)

3.16 ± 0.52

  

6–< 12

32 (9.8)

3.19 ± 0.61

  

≥12

37 (11.4)

3.26 ± 0.59

  

Experiences of exchange with foreigners

No

261 (80.3)

3.09 ± 0.54

−1.74

.082

Yes

64 (19.7)

3.22 ± 0.57

  

Experiences of exchange with healthcare professional discipline students

No

229 (70.5)

3.08 ± 0.54

−1.56

.120

Yes

96 (29.5)

3.19 ± 0.56

  

Participation in global health classes

No

259 (79.7)

3.08 ± 0.54

−1.86

.064

Yes

66 (20.3)

3.22 ± 0.57

  

Global health activities

No

293 (90.2)

3.09 ± 0.54

−2.10

.037

Yes

32 (9.8)

3.31 ± 0.61

  

Participation in college union club

No

238 (73.2)

3.09 ± 0.56

−0.97

.335

Yes

87 (26.8)

3.16 ± 0.53

  

Class experiences with other major students

No

140 (43.1)

3.10 ± 0.60

−0.36

.721

Yes

185 (56.9)

3.12 ± 0.51

  
  1. a Dentistry (n = 3), environmental engineering (n = 2), occupational therapy (n = 8), pharmacy (n = 8), physical therapy (n = 5)