Table 3.

Relation between gender and perceptions towards research (n = 104)

	Males (Yes)	Females (Yes)	P value
Is research important to the practice of medicine?	42 (93.3 %)	53 (89.8 %)	0.529
Is conducting research by students during medical school important?	32 (71.1 %)	46 (78 %)	0.424
Should research training be part of the medical curricula?	34 (76.3 %)	45 (76.3 %)	0.933
Should submission of a thesis be a requirement for partial fulfillment of the MBBS degrees?	25 (55.6 %)	37 (62.7 %)	0.461
Should having research experience be an important criterion for residency training in medicine after graduation?	25 (55.6 %)	41 (69.5 %)	0.144