Table 1 The descriptive statistics of demographic variables and characteristics factors
From: Attitudes toward learning communication skills among Iranian medical students
| Ā | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Total cases | 442 |
Birth year | Ā |
ā1991ā1997 | 139 (31.4) |
ā1997ā2003 | 297 (67.2) |
Sex | Ā |
āMale | 204 (46.2) |
āFemale | 237 (53.6) |
Marital status | Ā |
āSingle | 387 (87.6) |
āMarried | 52 (11.8) |
Ethnicity | Ā |
āFars | 336 (76.0) |
āOthers | 103 (23.3) |
Language | Ā |
āPersian | 342 (77.4) |
āOthers | 73 (16.5) |
Religion | Ā |
āIslam | 419 (94.8) |
āOthers | 22 (5.0) |
Job experience | Ā |
āNo | 380 (86.2) |
āYes | 57 (12.9) |
Family burden | Ā |
āSingle | 30 (6.8) |
āMore children | 408 (92.3) |
University mark | Ā |
āā<ā14 | 13 (2.9) |
ā14ā16 | 292 (66.1) |
āāā„ā17 | 127 (28.7) |
High school field | Ā |
āMathematics | 71 (16.1) |
āExperimental science | 371 (83.9) |
Pre university field | Ā |
āMathematics | 15 (3.4) |
āExperimental science | 426 (96.4) |
High school type | Ā |
āFederal | 46 (10.4) |
āOthers | 393 (88.9) |
Pre university type | Ā |
āFederal | 43 (9.7) |
āOthers | 396 (89.6) |
Fatherās job | Ā |
āDoctor | 68 (15.4) |
āMedical staff | 11 (2.5) |
āOther | 354 (80.1) |
Motherās job | Ā |
āDoctor | 37 (8.4) |
āMedical staff | 17 (3.8) |
āOther | 357 (80.8) |
Paternal literacy | Ā |
āMiddle school | 24 (5.4) |
āHigh school | 95 (21.5) |
āAcademic | 321 (72.6) |
Maternal literacy | Ā |
āMiddle school | 51 (11.5) |
āHigh school | 124 (28.1) |
āAcademic | 261 (59.0) |
Presence in CS courses | Ā |
āNo | 316 (71.5) |
āYes | 116 (26.2) |
Self-report from CS | Ā |
āExcellent | 34 (7.7) |
āGood | 198 (44.8) |
āMedium | 168 (38.0) |
āPoor | 36 (98.6) |
Need for further learning | Ā |
āNo | 58 (13.1) |
āYes | 377 (85.3) |