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Published in final edited form as: Niger J Clin Pract. 2022 Jul;25(7):1038–1045. doi: 10.4103/njcp.njcp_1461_21

Table 3:

Performance in the 3 Stages Knowledge-Based Assessment

	Pre-test (n = 41)	Post-test (n = 45)	3 months Post-test (n = 27)
Category	Freq. (%)	Freq. (%)	Freq. (%)	Statistics
Overall performance
Pass	4 (9.8)	21 (46.7)	22 (81.5)	χ² = 35.27 df =2 P < 0.001
Fail	37 (90.2)	24 (53.3)	5 (18.5)	χ² = 35.27 df =2 P < 0.001
Epidemiological Design Domain
Pass	5 (12.2)	20 (44.4)	16 (59.3)	χ² = 17.78 df =2 P < 0.001
Fail	36 (87.8)	25 (55.6)	11 (40.7)	χ² = 17.78 df =2 P < 0.001
Bio-statistics Domain
Pass	24 (58.5)	35 (77.8)	27 (100.0)	χ² = 12.72 df =2 P = 0.002
Fail	17 (41.5)	10 (22.2)	0 (0.0)	χ² = 12.72 df =2 P = 0.002
Qualitative Research Domain
Pass	4 (9.8)	30 (66.7)	23 (85.2)	χ² = 44.93 df =2 P < 0.001
Fail	37 (90.2)	15 (33.3)	4 (14.8)	χ² = 44.93 df =2 P < 0.001