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. 2026 Mar 4;24:165–173. doi: 10.3290/j.ohpd.c_2482

Table 7.

First and final year students’ answers to MDAS, on a scale of 1 to 5

Questions of MDAS

Response

First year

n (%)

Final year

n (%)

p

* Statistically significant at p<0.05, Mann-Whitney U-test.

MDAS 1

1

100 (39,2)

155 (46.5)

0.154

2

111 (43.5)

119 (35,7)

3

25 (9.9)

24 (7.2)

4

10 (3.9)

18 (5.4)

5

9 (3.5)

17 (5.1)

MDAS 2

1

101 (39.6)

147 (44.1)

0.013*

2

79 (31)

102 (30.6)

3

57 (22.4)

55 (16.5)

4

8 (3.1)

25 (7.5)

5

10 (3.9)

4 (1.2)

MDAS 3

1

42 (16.5)

61 (18.3)

0.588

2

74 (29.0)

111 (33.3)

3

81 (31.8)

87 (26.1)

4

38 (14.9)

50 (15.0)

5

20 (7.8)

24 (7.2)

MDAS 4

1

91 (35.7)

127 (38.1)

0.233

2

71 (27.8)

106 (31.8)

3

67 (26.3)

62 (18.6)

4

20 (7.8)

32 (9.6)

5

6 (2.4)

6 (1.8)

MDAS 5

1

60 (23.5)

82 (24.6)

0.178

2

73 (28.6)

104 (31.2)

3

73 (28.6)

80 (24)

4

28 (11.0)

51 (15.2)

5

21 (8.2)

16 (4.8)