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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants

From: Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum

Characteristic

Statistic

Government College (n = 2131)

Private College

(n = 2052)

Total

(N = 4183)

Age

Mean (SD)

20.8 (1.8)

20.3 (2.2)

20.5 (2.0)

Gender

 Male

n (%)

865 (40.6)

803 (39.1)

1668 (39.9)

 Female

n (%)

1266 (59.4)

1249 (60.9)

2515 (60.1)

Year of Study

 One

n (%)

456 (21.4)

568 (27.7)

1024 (24.5)

 Two

n (%)

633 (29.7)

623 (30.4)

1256 (30.0)

 Three

n (%)

358 (16.8)

408 (19.9)

766 (18.3)

 Four

n (%)

552 (25.9)

321 (15.6)

873 (20.9)

 Internship

n (%)

132 (6.2)

132 (6.4)

264 (6.3)

Previous Publications

 Yes

n (%)

44 (2.1)

34 (1.7)

78 (1.9)

 No

n (%)

2087 (97.9)

2018 (98.3)

4105 (98.1)

Currently involved in research

 Yes

n (%)

60 (2.8)

96 (4.7)

156 (3.7)

 No

n (%)

2071 (97.2)

1956 (95.3)

4027 (96.3)

  1. SD – Standard Deviation