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Table 1 Demographic characteristic of respondents

From: Familiarity and genetic literacy among medical students in Indonesia

Variables

Familiarity

Genetic Literacy

(Average ± SD)

P

(Average ± SD)

P

Age

 - ≤ 21 (n = 765)

5.61 ± 0.94

0.090

6.39 ± 0.82

0.198

 - > 21 (n = 238)

5.71 ± 0.99

6.31 ± 0.85

Gender

 - Male (n = 324)

5.74 ± 0.907

0.037‡*

6.35 ± 0.866

0.820

 - Female (n = 679)

5.58 ± 0.974

6.38 ± 0.806

Type of university

 - Public (n = 831)

5.66 ± 0.953

0.043‡*

6.40 ± 0.829

0.002‡*

 - Private (n = 172)

5.50 ± 0.960

6.22 ± 0.793

Family history of genetic diseases

 - Yes (n = 62)

5.61 ± 0.997

0.919

6.42 ± 0.801

0.805

 - No (n = 941)

5.63 ± 0.953

6.37 ± 0.827

Genetic learning experience

 - Yes (n = 935)

5.65 ± 0.952

0.044‡*

6.38 ± 0.826

0.369

 - No (n = 68)

5.41 ± 0.982

6.29 ± 0.811

University Accreditation

 - A (n = 691)

5.71 ± 0.941

0.001”*

6.40 ± 0.805

0.327

 - B (n = 110)

5.55 ± 0.986

6.32 ± 0.753

 - C (n = 202)

5.42 ± 0.959

6.32 ± 0.924

Location of University

 - Java (n = 708)

5.61 ± 0.961

0.275

6.35 ± 0.802

0.045‡*

 - Outside Java (n = 295)

5.68 ± 0.941

6.44 ± 0.881

  1. * Significant (p<0.05)
  2. ‡ Mann Whitney
  3. Kruskal−Wallis