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Table 3 Motivational factors and perceived benefits of participating in research

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

Question, N = 398

Frequency

Percentage

What do you hope to benefit from conducting research?

 Personal development

300

75.4

 Acknowledgement

172

43.2

 Monetary rewards

149

37.4

 Contribution to patient care

294

73.9

 Experience

266

66.8

 Collaboration with senior researchers

244

61.3

 Developing your CV by having many research papers

226

56.8

 Increasing acceptability into a residency program

191

48

 Passion

192

48.2

 Others

4

1

What kind of assistance do you need to improve your research participation?

 Funding

303

76.1

 Guidance on research topic selection

242

60.8

 Early exposure

216

54.3

 Research training

240

60.3

 Providing supervisor volunteers

146

36.7

 Mentorship

288

72.4

 Facilitating institutional review

108

27.1

 Creating a suitable environment

134

33.7

 Collaboration with other researchers

184

46.2

 Easing ethics approval

109

27.4

 Guidance on manuscript writing

183

46

 Guidance on publication of results

149

37.4

 Avenues for presentation of research findings

145

36.4

 Others

1

0.3

Do you have any intentions of doing research in your future career?

 Yes

326

81.9

 No

43

10.8