Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants by knowledge, ability and attitude scores (N = 300)

300

median (IQR)

median (IQR)

median (IQR)

12.00 (8.00-14.50)

11.00 (7.00–15.00)

28.00 (24.00–33.00)

Age (years)

19–23

161

11.00 (8.00–15.00)

0.87

11.00 (7.00–15.00)

0.79

29.00 (25.00–33.00)

0.22

24–39

139

12.00 (8.00–14.00)

11.00 (7.00–14.00)

28.00 (24.00–32.00)

Gender

Female

157

11.00 (7.00–14.00)

0.26

11.00 (7.00–14.00)

0.83

29.00 (25.00–33.00)

0.10

Male

143

12.00 (8.00–16.00)

12.00 (7.00–16.00)

28.00 (24.00–32.00)

Ethnicity

Yoruba

217

11.00 (8.00–15.00)

0.95

11.00 (7.00–15.00)

0.97

28.00 (24.00–32.00)

0.19

Igbo

57

11.00 (8.00–14.00)

11.00 (8.00–14.00)

29.00 (25.00–33.00)

Other

26

12.00 (7.00–14.00)

12.00 (7.00–14.00)

29.00 (27.00–34.00)

Medical school

year

4th year

76

12.00 (8.00-15.50)

0.036*

12.00 (8.50–16.00)

0.001**

27.00 (24.50–31.00)

0.23

5th year

109

12.00 (8.00–15.00)

11.00 (7.00–15.00)

29.00 (24.00–33.00)

6th year

115

9.00 (6.00–13.00)

9.00 (5.00–13.00)

29.00 (24.00–33.00)

Interested in a career

involving research

No

110

10.00 (7.00–13.00)

0.048*

10.00 (8.00–14.00)

0.24

28.00 (24.00–32.00)

0.12

Yes

190

12.00 (8.00–15.00)

12.00 (7.00–16.00)

29.00 (25.00–33.00)