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Table 6 Research practice by gender, age, intention to do residency abroad, and GPA.

From: Knowledge, attitudes, practices and barriers of medical research among undergraduate medical students in Jordan: a cross-sectional survey

Characteristics

Research Practice experience

P-value

No

High School

University

Both

Gender

Female, n (%)

85 (42.5)

47 (64.4)

53 (59.6)

15 (51.7)

0.585

Male, n (%)

57 (40.1)

26 (35.6)

36 (40.4)

14 (48.3)

Academic Year

Second, n (%)

41 (28.9)

34 (46.6)

6 (6.7)

4 (13.8)

 

Third, n (%)

26 (18.3)

18 (24.7)

19 (21.3)

10 (34.5)

 

Fourth, n (%)

52 (36.6)

20 (27.4)

10 (11.2)

5 (17.2)

< 0.001*

Fifth, n (%)

13 (9.2)

1 (1.4)

29 (32.6)

4 (13.8)

 

Sixth, n (%)

10 (7)

0 (0)

25 (28.1)

6 (20.7)

 

Intention to do Residency Abroad

No, n (%)

8 (5.6)

6 (8.2)

2 (2.2)

0 (0)

 

Yes, n (%)

81 (57)

40 (54.8)

57 (64)

21 (72.4)

0.133

Not sure, n (%)

53 (37.3)

27 (37)

30 (33.7)

8 (27.6)

 

GPA

Excellent, n (%)

15 (10.6)

5 (6.8)

15 (16.9)

4 (13.8)

 

Very Good, n (%)

77 (54.2)

49 (67.1)

50 (56.2)

14 (48.3)

0.439

Good, n (%)

50 (35.2)

19 (26)

24 (27)

11 (37.9)