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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents and target population

From: Attitude and knowledge of medical students about organ donation – training needs identified from a Canadian survey

 

All students

Junior students

Senior students

Pre-med

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

5th year

Respondents

Number of respondents

n (%)

750 (100)

54

(7.2)

200 (26.7)

191 (25.5)

134 (17.9)

140 (18.7)

31 (4.1)

Female

n (%)

541 (72.1)

41 (75.9)

142 (71.0)

138 (72.3)

100 (74.6)

95 (67.9)

25 (80.6)

Age

Mean (SD)

22.5 (3.22)

20.0 (2.54)

21.5 (2.92)

22.5 (3.45)

22.6 (2.35)

24.3 (3.26)

24.5 (2.29)

Target population (students from 3 French-speaking medical schools in Quebec)

Number of students

n (%)

3344 (100)

217

(6.5)

736 (22.0)

744 (22.2)

724 (21.7)

704 (21.1)

219 (6.5)

Female

n (%)

2175 (65.0)

Not available

Age

Mean

21.8–24.4a

Not available

  1. aMean age varies between 21.8 years old in one medical school to 24.4 years old in another medical school