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Table 4 Adjusted analysis of factors associated with medical students reporting an overall negative impact on training during the Covid-19 pandemic

From: The perceived impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on medical student education and training – an international survey

 

Reported an overall negative impact on medical student training

Age ≤ 21

1.6 (1.2–2.1); p = 0.004

Female gender

1.4 (1.1–1.9); p = 0.007

Clinical years

1.1 (0.8–1.5); p = 0.700

Low or middle income country resident

1.2 (0.8–1.7); p = 0.362

Contracted Covid-19 infection

0.7 (0.5–1.1); p = 0.114

Increased clinical responsibility

0.6 (0.4–0.8); p < 0.001

Decline in lectures (non-virtual)

1.9 (1.4–2.5); p < 0.001

Decline in tutorials (non-virtual)

1.1 (0.8–1.4); p = 0.721

Decline in ward based teaching (non-virtual)

1.6 (1.2–2.2); p = 0.001

Decline in theatres sessions (non-virtual)

1.0 (0.8–1.4); p = 0.881

Decline in conferences (non-virtual)

1.2 (0.9–1.6); p = 0.299

Decline in simulations (non-virtual)

1.3 (0.9–1.8); p = 0.103

Increase in virtual / online lectures

0.8 (0.4–1.5); p = 0.490

Increase in virtual / online tutorials, webinars and conferences

0.9 (0.6–1.3); p = 0.482

  1. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed with the 14 independent variables listed in this table. Significant results have been highlighted in bold