Table 1.

Participant characteristics.

Variable		N	%
Gender	Female	64	100
Previous EBM exposure	Read about or attend a lecture	63	98.4
	Had a formal EBM training	1	1.6
Previous research exposure	Participated in 1 or more research activity	30	46.9
	No previous research exposure	34	53.1
Frequency of online search for evidence	⩾Once per week	19	29.7
	<Once per week or Not at all	45	70.4
First source sought for evidence (before the course)	Google	55	85.9
	Up to date	1	1.6
	PubMed	5	7.8
	The Cochrane library	1	1.6
	Other	2	3.1
First source sought for evidence (after the course)	Google	6	9.4
	Up to date	4	6.2
	PubMed	51	79.7
	The Cochrane library	0	0
	Other	2	3.1