Table 4.
Knowledge of physicians regarding research ethics principles and its association with independent variables
| Mean ± SD (Over 10) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Knowledge of physicians (331) | 4.6 ± 1.72 | |
| r correlation | pValue | |
| Age | 0.6 | 0.92 |
| Mean ± SD | ||
| Gender (323) | ||
| Female | 4.72 ± 1.64 | 0.413 |
| Male | 4.56 ± 1.70 | |
| Level of Education (322) | ||
| M.D. | 4.57 ± 1.66 | 0.01 |
| Ph.D. | 5.05 ± 1.85 | |
| Board certified | 4.91 ± 1.48 | |
| Masters | 3.50 ± 1.55 | |
| Professional status (307) | ||
| Professor | 5.76 ± 1.54 | 0.000 |
| Associate Professor | 5.32 ± 1.32 | |
| Assistant Professor | 5.21 ± 2.37 | |
| Senior Lecturer | 4.77 ± 1.63 | |
| Clinician | 4.31 ± 1.62 | |
| Resident doctors | 3.81 ± 1.06 | |
| Research Officers | 5.00 ± 1.58 | |
| Medical Speciality (331) | ||
| Internal Medicine | 4.68 ± 1.61 | 0.8 |
| Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 4.28 ± 1.24 | |
| Paediatric | 4.47 ± 1.47 | |
| Surgery | 4.59 ± 1.59 | |
| Others | 4.67 ± 1.93 | |
| Prior research Involvement (331) | ||
| Yes | 4.76 ± 1.76 | |
| No | 4.13 ± 1.51 | |
| Prior training in research ethics (302) | ||
| Yes | 4.98 ± 1.8 | 0.001 |
| No | 4.43 ± 1.36 | |
| r correlation | ||
| Years of experience (272) | 6.7 | 0.25 |