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Table 2 Responses to awareness questions

From: Research involvement among undergraduate health profession students in a resource-limited setting: awareness, attitude, motivators and barriers

Question

Frequency

Percent

Have you ever heard about medical research? (N = 398)

 Yes

369

92.7

 No

29

7.3

Know an undergraduate colleague that have participated in research? (N = 398)

 Yes

297

80.7

 No

71

19.3

Ever participated in any research activity outside your academic requirement? (N = 398)

 Yes

120

32.5

 No

249

67.5

What was your role in that study? (N = 120)

 Research Assistant

90

58.4

 First Author

25

16.2

 Co-Author

39

25.3

Ever published any research paper in a peer-reviewed journal? (N = 120)

 Yes

27

22.5

 No

93

77.5

If yes, how many articles? (N = 27)

1 article

14

51.9

2 articles

6

22.2

3 or more articles

7

25.9

Have you had any first-author publication? (N = 27)

Yes

11

40.7

No

16

59.3

What kind of journal was your paper(s) published?(N = 27)

 International

21

70

 Regional

2

6.7

 Local

7

23.3

Have you had any training on research proposal writing?(N = 398)

 Yes

242

65.8

 No

126

34.2

Have you had any training on manuscript writing? (N = 398)

 Yes

101

27.4

 No

267

72.6

Have you had any training on journal publication process? (N = 398)

 Yes

68

18.5

 No

300

81.5