Table 1 Characteristics of Student Volunteers and Non-Volunteers, N (%)
From: Student-run free clinic volunteers: who they are and what we can learn from them
Volunteer (n = 79) | Non-Volunteer (n = 26) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | |||
Age, years | 0.27 a | ||
21–25 | 47 (59.5 %) | 17 (65.4 %) | |
26–30 | 27 (34.2 %) | 9 (34.6 %) | |
> 30 | 5 (6.3 %) | 0 | |
Gender | 0.15 b | ||
Female | 49 (62.0 %) | 12 (46.1 %) | |
Male | 30 (38.0 %) | 14 (53.8 %) | |
Undergraduate Major | 0.76 a | ||
Biological Sciences | 48 (52.7 %) | 16 (50 %) | |
Liberal Arts | 18 (19.8 %) | 5 (15.6 %) | |
Natural Sciences (other than Biological Sciences) | 6 (6.6 %) | 3 (9.4 %) | |
Engineering | 6 (6.6 %) | 1 (3.1 %) | |
Other | 13 (14.3 %) | 7 (21.9 %) | |
Traditional Student | 0.38 b | ||
Yes | 26 (32.9 %) | 11 (42.3 %) | |
No | 53 (67.1 %) | 15 (57.7 %) | |
GPA | 0.25 a | ||
2.5–2.9 | 7 (9 %) | 1 (3.9 %) | |
3.0-3.4 | 34 (43.6 %) | 16 (61.5 %) | |
3.5-4 | 37 (47.4 %) | 9 (34.6 %) | |
When did you learn about the Student-Run Free Clinics (SRFC) program at LSOM? | 0.63 b | ||
Before I applied | 12 (15.2 %) | 5 (19.2 %) | |
After I applied but before I was admitted | 26 (32.9 %) | 6 (23.1 %) | |
After I was admitted but before starting school | 16 (20.3 %) | 4 (15.4 %) | |
After I started school | 25 (31.6 %) | 11 (42.3 %) | |
Global Health Elective | 0.22 b | ||
Yes | 25 (31.6 %) | 5 (19.2 %) | |
No | 54 (68.4 %) | 21 (80.8 %) | |
Other Volunteering (Frontera de Salud) | 0.03 b | ||
Yes | 34 (43 %) | 5 (19.2 %) | |
No | 45 (57 %) | 21 (80.8 %) |