Table 2 Responses to awareness questions
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 |