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Characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | Proportion of participants (n) |
|---|---|
| Sex: | |
| Male | 42 (121/290) |
| Female | 58 (169/290) |
| Career aspiration: | |
| General practitioner | 32 (93/290) |
| Medical doctor | 27 (79/290) |
| Surgeon | 24 (70/290) |
| Other | 17 (48/290) |
| Hand preference: | |
| Left | 15 (42/290) |
| Right | 85 (248/290) |
| Perceived ability to discriminate right from left: | |
| Very good | 26 (76/290) |
| Good | 43 (126/290) |
| Average | 20 (57/290) |
| Poor | 9 (25/290) |
| Very poor | 2 (6/290) |
