Table 3.
Differences in knowledge score according to study characteristics
| Total students n= 3669 | Non-Medical Students n=1122 | Medical Students n=2547 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Number of participants | Knowledge score (mean ± standard deviation) | t/F | p-value | Knowledge score (mean ± standard deviation) | t/F | p-value | Knowledge score (mean ± standard deviation) | t/F | p-value |
| Age range | 23.08 | <0.001** | 0.857 | 0.355 | 15.64 | <0.001** | ||||
| < 23 | 1795 (48.9) | 8.52 ± 1.14 | 8.49 ± 1.11 | 8.54 ± 1.15 | ||||||
| ≥ 23 | 1874 (51.1) | 8.72 ± 1.35 | 8.56 ± 1.23 | 8.75 ± 1.38 | ||||||
| Gender | 0.532 | 0.466 | 1.054 | 0.305 | 0.164 | 0686 | ||||
| Male | 746 | 8.59 ± 1.21 | 8.44 ± 1.26 | 8.65 ± 1.45 | ||||||
| Female | 2923 | 8.59 ± 1.41 | 8.53 ± 1.12 | 8.67 ± 1.25 | ||||||
| Current year of study: | 8.131 | <0.001** | 1.241 | 0.282 | 6.08 | 0686 | ||||
| Preparatory year | 250 | 8.37 ± 1.35 | 8.44 ± 1.1 | 8.26 ± 1.69 | ||||||
| Year 1 | 472 | 8.54 ± 1.17 | 8.53 ± 1.15 | 8.55 ± 1.19 | ||||||
| Year 2 | 491 | 8.47 ± 1.17 | 8.38 ± 1.22 | 8.55 ± 1.11 | ||||||
| Year 3 | 582 | 8.61 ± 1.21 | 8.57 ± 1.17 | 8.63 ± 1.24 | ||||||
| Year 4 | 749 | 8.65 ± 1.10 | 8.53 ± 1.06 | 8.69 ± 1.11 | ||||||
| Year 5 | 828 | 8.67 ± 1.13 | 8.76 ± 1.21 | 8.67 ± 1.13 | ||||||
| Internship | 297 | 9.01 ± 1.98 | 8.66 ± 0.96 | 9.04 ± 2.02 | ||||||
| Stable financial source | 17.101 | <0.001** | 0.284 | 0.594 | 27.772 | <0.001** | ||||
| Yes | 1359 | 8.55 ± 1.24 | 8.53 ± 1.18 | 8.85 ± 1.35 | ||||||
| No | 2310 | 8.73 ± 1.28 | 8.49 ± 1.09 | 8.56 ± 1.26 | ||||||
| Friend or/and family member with COVID-19 | 2.251 | 0.134 | 0.025 | 0.875 | 3.954 | <0.001** | ||||
| Yes | 75 | 8.84 ± 2.06 | 8.48 ± 1.55 | 8.66 ± 1.27 | ||||||
| No | 3594 | 8.61 ± 1.23 | 8.51 ± 1.14 | 9.04 ± 2.28 | ||||||