Table 3.
Participants’ attitude about medical knowledge education.
| Participant’s attidude | Medical students Number proportion |
Non-medical students Number proportion |
χ2 | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do you know anything about medical knowledge? | ||||||
| A great many | 28 | 19.6% | 1 | 0.6% | 59.363 | <0.001** |
| Moderately | 107 | 74.8% | 105 | 65.2% | ||
| Rarely | 8 | 5.6% | 55 | 34.2% | ||
| Is it important to popularize medical knowledge education? | ||||||
| Very important | 108 | 75.5% | 106 | 65.9% | 0.078 | |
| Moderately important | 35 | 24.5% | 53 | 32.9% | ||
| Unimportant | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2% | ||
| Is it important for your professional development to learn medical knowledge? | ||||||
| Very important | 112 | 78.3% | 49 | 30.4% | 79.475 | <0.001** |
| Moderately important | 31 | 21.7% | 74 | 46.0% | ||
| Unimportant | 0 | 0 | 38 | 23.6% | ||
| What is the purpose of medical knowledge education? | ||||||
| Popularize the professional medical knowledge | ||||||
| Yes | 100 | 69.9% | 85 | 52.8% | 9.334 | 0.002** |
| No | 43 | 30.1% | 76 | 47.2% | ||
| Popularize practical medical skills | ||||||
| Yes | 117 | 81.8% | 148 | 91.9% | 6.918 | 0.009** |
| No | 26 | 18.2% | 13 | 8.1% | ||
| Popularize health knowledge and health behaviors | ||||||
| Yes | 122 | 85.3% | 140 | 87.0% | 0.171 | 0.679 |
| No | 21 | 14.7% | 21 | 13.0% | ||
| Promote the development of medical-related interdisciplinary fields | ||||||
| Yes | 89 | 62.2% | 91 | 56.5% | 1.025 | 0.311 |
| No | 54 | 37.8% | 70 | 43.5% | ||
| What is your approach to acquire medical knowledge? | ||||||
| Self-study courses | ||||||
| Yes | 110 | 76.9% | 53 | 32.9% | 58.967 | <0.001** |
| No | 33 | 23.1% | 108 | 67.1% | ||
| Books, magazines and literatures | ||||||
| Yes | 83 | 58.0% | 80 | 49.7% | 2.125 | 0.145 |
| No | 60 | 42.0% | 81 | 50.3% | ||
| Browse internet resource | ||||||
| Yes | 100 | 69.9% | 133 | 82.6% | 6.801 | 0.009** |
| No | 43 | 30.1% | 28 | 17.4% | ||
| Lectures, TV and video | ||||||
| Yes | 111 | 77.6% | 88 | 54.7% | 17.664 | <0.001** |
| No | 32 | 22.4% | 73 | 45.3% | ||
| Physician instruction | ||||||
| Yes | 98 | 68.5% | 62 | 38.5% | 27.38 | <0.001** |
| No | 45 | 31.5% | 99 | 61.5% | ||
| Consultation from friends or school | ||||||
| Yes | 45 | 31.5% | 78 | 48.4% | 9.063 | 0.003** |
| No | 98 | 68.5% | 83 | 51.6% | ||
| What are the main obstacles to the popularization of medical knowledge education? | ||||||
| The course content is boring and unappealing | ||||||
| Yes | 39 | 27.3% | 58 | 36.0% | 2.670 | 0.102 |
| No | 104 | 72.3% | 103 | 64.0% | ||
| The course content is not practical | ||||||
| Yes | 20 | 14.0% | 18 | 11.2% | 0.545 | 0.460 |
| No | 123 | 86.0% | 143 | 88.8% | ||
| The course content and examination are difficult | ||||||
| Yes | 74 | 51.7% | 97 | 60.2% | 2.224 | 0.136 |
| No | 69 | 48.3% | 64 | 39.8% | ||
| The course takes too much time. | ||||||
| Yes | 35 | 24.5% | 55 | 34.2% | 3.409 | 0.065 |
| No | 108 | 75.5% | 106 | 65.8% | ||
| The school does not provide relevant courses or trainings. | ||||||
| Yes | 60 | 42.0% | 102 | 63.4% | 13.928 | <0.001** |
| No | 83 | 58.0% | 59 | 36.6% | ||
| Are you willing to participate in medical education courses or activities? | ||||||
| Yes | 140 | 97.9% | 149 | 92.5% | 4.631 | 0.031* |
| No | 3 | 2.1% | 12 | 7.5% | ||
| Are you satisfied with the current state of medical knowledge education in school? | ||||||
| Yes | 129 | 90.2% | 86 | 53.4% | 49.517 | <0.001** |
| No | 14 | 9.8% | 75 | 46.6% | ||
* Chi-square test for difference between medical students and non-medical students (p < 0.05 considered statistically significant).
** Chi-square test for difference between medical students and non-medical students (p < 0.01 considered highly statistically significant).