Table 1.
Key results on learning on global health in LMIC and HIC
| Question topic | Response categories | Total (%) | LMIC (%) | HIC (%) | p value (Fisher's exact test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Previous teaching received | Received teaching on women's and children's health in LMIC | 212 (43) | 135 (57) | 77 (30) | <0.001 |
| Teaching on other aspects of global health | 177 (84) | 109 (81) | 68 (88) | 0.153 | |
| Content of teaching | Measuring global health | 168 (80) | 112 (84) | 56 (73) | 0.06 |
| Burden | 172 (82) | 114 (85) | 58 (75) | 0.079 | |
| Broad determinants | 146 (69) | 96 (72) | 50 (65) | 0.31 | |
| Interventions and strategies | 129 (61) | 92 (69) | 37 (48) | 0.003 | |
| Health care and public health systems | 121 (57) | 89 (66.4) | 32 (42) | <0.001 | |
| Global co-operation and initiatives | 93 (44) | 59 (44) | 34 (44) | 0.986 | |
| Rights, equity and social justice | 105 (50) | 69 (52) | 36 (47) | 0.507 | |
| Timing of teaching | Teaching in 1st year of studies – women's and children's health in LMIC | 56 (27) | 27 (20) | 29 (38) | 0.004 |
| Teaching in 1st year of studies – global health | 56 (32) | 28 (26) | 28 (41) | 0.031 | |
| Mode of delivery* | Lectures | 203 (96) | 128 (96) | 75 (97) | 0.491 |
| Tutorials | 61 (29) | 48 (36) | 13 (17) | 0.003 | |
| Group work | 56 (27) | 36 (27) | 20 (26) | 0.888 | |
| Self-directed learning | 47 (22) | 34 (25) | 13 (17) | 0.154 | |
| Student elective project | 33 (16) | 19 (14) | 14 (18) | 0.441 | |
| Student exchange scheme | 9 (4) | 4 (3) | 5 (7) | 0.225 | |
| Other | 14 (7) | 9 (7) | 5 (7) | 0.95 |
*
Participants could select more than 1 answer. LMIC=low–middle income countries; HIC=high-income countries.