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. 2013 Sep 5;15(9):798–803. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.7204

Table 4. Understanding of Technical Term used in EBM (Values are Numbers (Percentages) of Subject who Ticket Each Response) .

Term It would not be helpful for me to understand Don’t understand but would like to Some understanding Understand and could Explain to others
Relative risk 13/94 (13.8) 23/94 (24.5) 27/94 (28.7) 31/94 (33)
Absolute risk 12/94 (12.8) 27/94 (28.7) 34/94 (36.2) 21/94 (22.3)
Systematic review 14/94 (14.9) 31/94 (33) 27/94 (28.7) 22/94 (23.4)
Odds ratio 15/93 (16.1) 30/93 (32.3) 28/93 (30.1) 20/93 (21.5)
Meta-analysis 16/94 (17) 38/94 (40.4) 21/94 (22.3) 19/94 (20.2)
Clinical effectiveness 12/94 (12.8) 32/94 (34) 29/94 (30.9) 21/94 (22.3)
Confidence interval 14/94 (14.9) 39/94 (41.5) 25/94 (26.6) 16/94 (17)
Publication bias 12/94 (12.8) 28/94 (29.8) 32/94 (34) 22/94 (23.4)