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Table 2 Students’ views towards early clinical exposure based on their gender, history of failed some courses, and nationality

From: Early clinical exposure as a highly interesting educational program for undergraduate medical students: an interventional study

Question

Variable

Frequency of responses

Mean ± SD

P-value*

Familiarity with the role of basic sciences knowledge in clinical settings

Gender

Male

60

1.22 ± 0.846

0.265

Female

56

1.04 ± 0.894

History of failed some courses

Not have

107

1.13 ± 0.870

0.70

Have

2

0.00 ± 0.00

Nationality

Iranian

112

1.11 ± 0.874

0.153

Non- Iranian

2

2.00 ± 0.00

Familiarity with doctoring skills in medicine

Gender

Male

58

1.41 ± 0.773

0.350

Female

56

1.27 ± 0.884

History of failed some courses

Not have

106

1.35 ± 0.840

0.801

Have

2

1.50 ± 0.707

Nationality

Iranian

110

1.32 ± 0.834

< 0.001

Non- Iranian

2

2.00 ± 0.00

Motivation toward learning more

Gender

Male

60

1.30 ± 0.619

0.426

Female

56

1.20 ± 0.773

History of failed some courses

Not have

107

1.26 ± 0.691

0.126

Have

2

0.50 ± 0.707

Nationality

Iranian

112

1.23 ± 0.697

0.124

Non- Iranian

2

2.00 ± 0.00

Familiarity with the roles and responsibilities of clinical students

Gender

Male

59

1.53 ± 0.537

0.430

Female

55

1.44 ± 0.660

History of failed some courses

Not have

106

1.49 ± 0.605

0.983

Have

2

1.50 ± 0.707

Nationality

Iranian

110

1.46 ± 0.601

< 0.001

Non- Iranian

2

2.00 ± 0.00

Usefulness of participation in ground rounds

Gender

Male

60

0.97 ± 1.057

0.694

Female

56

0.89 ± 0.947

History of failed some courses

Not have

107

0.94 ± 0.989

0.043

Have

2

-0.50 ± 0.707

Nationality

Iranian

112

0.90 ± 1.004

0.126

Non- Iranian

2

2.00 ± 0.00

Providing opportunities to discuss and share knowledge

Gender

Male

59

1.10 ± 1.045

0.629

Female

56

1.20 ± 1.052

History of failed some courses

Not have

107

1.18 ± 1.017

0.657

Have

2

1.50 ± 0.707

Nationality

Iranian

111

1.13 ± 1.054

0.246

Non- Iranian

2

2.00 ± 0.00

Utility of early clinical exposure and providing more experiences

Gender

Male

60

1.48 ± 0.537

0.991

Female

56

1.48 ± 0.660

History of failed some courses

Not have

107

1.50 ± 0.589

< 0.001

Have

2

1.00 ± 0.00

Nationality

Iranian

112

1.46 ± 0.599

< 0.001

Non- Iranian

2

2.00 ± 0.00

  1. *t-test
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