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. 2021 Feb 6;99:104796. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104796

Table 1.

Demographic details of the students.

Medical students
N (%)
Nursing students
N (%)
Overall
N (%)
P value
Gender Male 674 (43.7) 173 (25.3) 847 (38.1) <0.0001
Female 867 (56.3) 511 (74.7) 1378 (61.9)
Institute Central institutions 297 (19.3) 50 (7.3) 347 (15.6) <0.0001
State Government medical colleges 415 (26.9) 37 (5.4) 452 (20.3)
Private medical colleges 701 (45.5) 455 (66.5) 118 (52.9)
Government aided medical colleges 118 (7.7) 62 (9.1) 180 (8.1)
Trust run medical college 10 (0.6) 80 (11.7) 90 (4)
Residence Village 330 (21.4) 408 (59.6) 738 (33.2) <0.0001
Town 514 (33.4) 58 (8.5) 572 (25.7)
City 663 (43) 197 (28.8) 860 (38.7)
Hostel 34 (2.2) 21 (3.1) 55 (2.5)
Primary Income <2.5 lakh 486 (31.5) 488 (71.3) 974 (43.8) <0.0001
2.5–5 lakh 348 (22.6) 123 (18) 471 (21.2)
5–10 lakh 372 (24.1) 48 (7) 420 (18.9)
>10 lakh 335 (21.7) 25 (3.7) 360 (16.3)
Online platforms Zoom 491 (31.9) 359 (52.5) 850 (38.2) <0.0001
Google meet 390 (25.3) 85 (12.4) 475 (27.3)
Cisco Webex meetings 90 (5.8) 197 (28.8) 287 (12.9)
Microsoft teams 264 (17.1) 10 (1.5) 274 (12.3)
GoToMeeting 121 (7.9) 1 (0.1) 122 (5.5)
Others 185 (12) 32 (4.7) 217 (9.8)
Gadgets for attending online classes Own personal computer/laptop 338 (21.9) 66 (9.6) 404 (18.2) <0.0001
Borrow gadget 135 (8.8) 84 (12.3) 219 (9.8)
Phone/tablet 1068 (69.3) 534 (78.1) 1602 (72)
Source of internet Mobile data 1133 (73.9) 644 (94.3) 1777 (80.2)
Wi-Fi router 401 (26.1) 39 (5.7) 440 (19.8)
Dedicated room for attending online classes Yes 804 (52.2) 360 (52.6) 184 (52.3) 0.818
No 719 (46.7) 314 (45.9) 1033 (46.4)
Proficiency in computers No training 140 (9.1) 164 (24) 304 (13.7) <0.0001
Below average 225 (14.6) 129 (18.9) 354 (15.9)
Average 771 (50) 341 (49.9) 112 (50)
Above average 302 (19.6) 32 (4.7) 334 (15)
Excellent 103 (6.7) 18 (2.6) 121 (5.4)
Proficiency with internet No training 68 (4.4) 90 (13.2) 158 (71) <0.0001
Below average 190 (12.3) 135 (19.7) 925 (19.6)
Average 817 (53) 392 (57.3) 1209 (54.3)
Above average 340 (22.1) 37 (5.4) 377 (16.9)
Excellent 126 (8.2) 30 (4.4) 156 (7.0)