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. 2020 Feb 28;9(2):1191–1196. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_961_19

Table 4.

Relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and awareness about ADHD (n=224)

Variable Poor (n=36) n (%) Good (n=188) n (%) P
Age group (Years)
 21-23 20 (23.3) 66 (76.7) 0.001*
 >23 16 (11.6) 122 (88.4)
Gender
 Male 17 (12.9) 115 (87.1) 0.119
 Female 19 (20.7) 73 (79.3)
Academic year
 Fourth year 29 (32.6) 60 (67.4) <0.001*
 Fifth year 4 (4.4) 87 (95.6)
 Intern 3 (6.8) 41 (93.2)
Completed pediatric course
 Yes 3 (2.8) 103 (97.2) <0.001*
 No/Still in course 33 (28.0) 85 (72.0)
Completed psychiatric course
 Yes 7 (5.1) 129 (94.9) <0.001*
 No 29 (33.0) 59 (67.0)
Preferred area of specialization
 Neurology 9 (33.3) 18 (66.7) 0.161
 Pediatrics 6 (17.1) 29 (82.9)
 Psychiatry 3 (12.5) 21 (87.5)
 Surgery 5 (16.7) 25 (83.3)
 Medicine 3 (8.8) 31 (91.2)
 Other 10 (13.5) 64 (86.5)
Family history of behavioral disorders
 Yes 1 (5.6) 17 (94.4) 0.205
 No 35 (17.0) 171 (83.0)

*P≤0.05. ADHD=Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder