Table 2.
Years since graduation, medical practice setting, and medical practice sector across answer types
| Years since graduation (%) | Medical practice setting (%) | Medical practice sector (%) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 5 | > 5 | p-value | Outpatient clinic/office | Outpatient clinic/office and hospital | p-value | Private | Public | Both | p-value | |||
| Question #1 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 77.9 | 67.9 | ns | 66.2 | 81.0 | 0.01 | 74.1 | 76.9 | 68.0 | ns | ||
| No harm | 22.1 | 32.1 | 33.8 | 19.0 | 25.9 | 23.1 | 32.0 | |||||
| Question #2 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 61.8 | 58.0 | ns | 54.4 | 70.2 | 0.01 | 49.4 | 57.7 | 64.0 | ns | ||
| Potential harm | 38.2 | 42.0 | 45.6 | 29.8 | 50.6 | 42.3 | 36.0 | |||||
| Question #3 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 91.2 | 86.8 | ns | 89.2 | 84.5 | ns | 88.9 | 92.3 | 86.6 | ns | ||
| No harm | 8.8 | 11.3 | 9.7 | 13.1 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 12.2 | |||||
| Potential harm | - | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.5 | - | 1.2 | |||||
| Question #4 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 45.6 | 64.6 | 0.01 | 62.6 | 53.6 | ns | 70.4 | 53.8 | 55.8 | ns | ||
| No harm | 48.5 | 33.5 | 35.4 | 41.7 | 25.9 | 42.3 | 41.9 | |||||
| Potential harm | 5.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 | |||||
| Question #5 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 33.8 | 43.4 | ns | 39.0 | 46.4 | ns | 38.3 | 30.8 | 44.2 | ns | ||
| No harm | 66.2 | 55.7 | 60.5 | 52.4 | 60.5 | 65.4 | 55.8 | |||||
| Potential harm | - | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 | - | |||||
| Question #6 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 39.7 | 64.0 | 0.001 | 55.9 | 57.9 | ns | 61.7 | 53.8 | 56.7 | ns | ||
| No harm | 55.9 | 29.9 | 37.9 | 36.3 | 34.6 | 42.3 | 36.3 | |||||
| Potential harm | 4.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 7 | |||||
| Question #7 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 76.5 | 74.5 | ns | 78.5 | 66.7 | ns | 76.5 | 73.1 | 74.4 | ns | ||
| No harm | 22.1 | 20.8 | 17.9 | 28.6 | 29.8 | 23.2 | 21.5 | |||||
| Potential harm | 1.5 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | |||||
| Question #8 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 44.1 | 58.3 | 0.04 | 56.4 | 51.2 | ns | 45.7 | 50.0 | 59.9 | ns | ||
| No harm | 55.9 | 41.7 | 43.6 | 48.8 | 54.3 | 50.0 | 40.1 | |||||
| Question #9 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 72.1 | 67.3 | ns | 71.1 | 61.9 | ns | 63.7 | 69.2 | 70.3 | ns | ||
| No harm | 22.1 | 20.9 | 18.6 | 27.4 | 22.5 | 26.9 | 19.8 | |||||
| Potential harm | 5.9 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 13.8 | 3.8 | 9.9 | |||||
| Question #10 | ||||||||||||
| Correct | 63.2 | 57.1 | ns | 62.6 | 50 | ns | 56.8 | 61.5 | 59.3 | ns | ||
| No harm | 36.8 | 42.9 | 37.4 | 50 | 43.2 | 38.5 | 40.7 | |||||
ns: non-significant.