Table 4.
Evidenced-based health differences between men and women | ||||||
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Presenting symptoms of MI | Using aspirin for prevention of MI and stroke | Dosing of zolpidem | Narcotic addiction | Smoking cessation | Victims of domestic violence | |
Year in medical school | Percentage answering “Yes” | |||||
First year | 63.8 | 38.9 | 7.7 | 20.2 | 25.2 | 38.2 |
Second year | 86.7 | 46.9 | 13.7 | 31.4 | 34.2 | 61.8 |
Third year | 92.9 | 54.3 | 16.0 | 33.3 | 36.8 | 77.2 |
Fourth year | 94.2 | 60.7 | 13.6 | 26.7 | 28.3 | 80.1 |
Average | 83.4 | 49.0 | 12.7 | 28.1 | 31.4 | 62.6 |
Chi-square (p value) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.033 | 0.004 | 0.019 | 0.000 |
Students were asked to answer “yes” or “no” regarding whether their medical education to date had included evidence-based health differences between men and women in regards to the topics listed