Table 3.
Students’ perception of barrier in conducting research
| Barriers | Mean (SD) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Pre-clinical years | Clinical years | P-value (pre-clinical vs. clinical years) | ||
| Total score (8 items, a total score of 40) | 24.4 (5.5) median 25 (IQR 21,28) | 23.7 (5.6) mmedian 24 (IQR 20,27) | 25.9 (5.1) median 26 (IQR 24,29) | < 0.001 | |
| Lack of mandatory courses in research methodology | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.5 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.1) | < 0.001 | |
| Lack of time for conducting research | 3.4 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.2) | 3.5 (1.1) | 0.349 | |
| Financial restriction | 2.8 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.0) | 0.306 | |
| Lack of interest in research | 3.6 (1.1) | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.7 (1.1) | 0.057 | |
| Lack of biostatistical support | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.4 (1.1) | 3.6 (1.1) | 0.057 | |
| Lack of mentorship | 2.8 (1.1) | 2.7 (1.2) | 3.0 (1.0) | 0.004 | |
| Difficulty in dealing with patients | 2.9 (1.1) | 2.8 (1.1) | 3.1 (1.0) | 0.002 | |
| Difficulty in obtaining ethical approval for the study | 2.9 (1.0) | 2.8 (1.0) | 3.0 (0.9) | 0.024 | |