Table 2:

Variations by gender in perceptions of health-based research among surveyed Saudi Arabian undergraduate medical students (N = 401)

Item	n (%)		OR (95% CI)	P value*
	Male (n = 123)	Female (n = 278)
Attitude towards research			1.2 (0.8–1.8)	0.500
Positive	58 (47.1)	120 (43.2)
Negative	65 (52.9)	158 (56.8)
Resources/opportunities for research			1.4 (0.9–2.2)	0.200
Adequate	38 (30.9)	68 (24.5)
Inadequate	85 (69.1)	210 (75.5)
Appreciation of contribution to research			2.0 (1.3–3.1)	0.001
Appreciation	64 (52.0)	97 (34.9)
Lack of appreciation	59 (48.0)	181 (65.1)

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.

^*P <0.050 was considered statistically significant.