Table 3.
Analysis of factors associated with the preferred type of learning methods.
| Variable | e-Learning methods preferred, n (%) | Traditional learning methods preferred, n (%) | Chi-square (P value) | ||||
| Year of study | 55.59 (<.001) | ||||||
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1st year | 34 (4.37) | 114 (14.65) |
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2nd year | 10 (1.29) | 120 (15.42) |
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3rd year | 20 (2.57) | 164 (21.07) |
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4th year | 15 (1.93) | 105 (13.49) |
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5th year | 55 (7.07) | 95 (12.21) |
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Pre-intern | 10 (1.29) | 30 (3.86) |
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| Gender | 1.69 (.19) | ||||||
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Male | 67 (8.61) | 255 (32.78) |
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Female | 77 (9.89) | 373 (47.94) |
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| District of residence | 5.13 (.02) | ||||||
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Within Colombo | 31 (3.98) | 195 (25.06) |
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Outside Colombo | 113 (14.52) | 433 (55.66) |
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| Family incomea | 22.27 (<.001) | ||||||
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<50,000 | 39 (5.01) | 224 (28.79) |
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50,001-100,000 | 39 (5.01) | 206 (26.48) |
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100,001-150,000 | 16 (2.06) | 71 (9.13) |
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>150,000 | 26 (3.34) | 53 (6.81) |
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Not answered | 7 (0.89) | 8 (1.03) |
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| Having own income | 2.02 (.36) | ||||||
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Yes | 14 (1.79) | 48 (6.17) |
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No | 130 (16.71) | 574 (73.78) |
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Not answered | 0 | 6 (0.77) |
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aFamily income is in LKR; 200 LKR is approximately US $1.