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Table 2 Median number of research projects contributed to and active participation rates

From: A national cross-sectional study on research opportunities and barriers among medical students in Nigeria, with recommendations

 

Median (IQR) number of group research projects contributed to

Median (IQR) number of individual research projects contributed to

Median (IQR) number of total research projects contributed to

Number (percentage) that actively participated in research projects

Sex

 Female

1 (1, 2)

0.4 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

146 (91.8%)

 Male

1 (1, 2)

0.8 (0, 1)

2 (1, 2)

248 (91.9%)

 p-values*

0.6

0.002

0.029

0.6

Institution Type

 Federal

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

2 (1, 3)

202 (92%)

 Private

0 (0, 0)

2 (1, 2)

2 (1, 2)

64 (90%)

 State

1 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 2)

128 (92%)

 p-values*

< 0.001

0.001

0.094

0.8

Region

 North-Central

2 (1, 2)

0 (0, 1)

2 (1, 3)

110 (93%)

 North-East

1 (1, 2)

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

73 (95%)

 North-West

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 1)

2 (1, 2)

49 (92%)

 South-East

1 (1, 2)

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

42 (86%)

 South-South

1 (1, 2)

1 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

59 (98%)

 South-West

1 (1, 2)

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

61 (85%)

 p-values*

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.036

Institution

 Ambrose Alli University

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 1)

1 (1, 2)

36 (100%)

 Benue State University

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 1)

2 (2, 2)

7 (100%)

 Babcock University

2 (2, 2)

0 (0, 1)

2 (2, 3)

7 (100%)

 Bingham University

2 (1, 2)

0 (0, 0)

2 (1, 2)

50 (89%)

 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

1 (1, 1)

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 1)

30 (88%)

 Gombe State University

1 (0, 2)

1 (1, 1)

2 (1, 2)

14 (93%)

 Igbinedion University Okada

2 (1, 2)

0 (0, 0)

2 (1, 2)

7 (88%)

 Kaduna State University

1 (1, 2)

1 (1, 1)

2 (2, 3)

11 (100%)

 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

1 (1, 3)

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 3)

30 (83%)

 Obafemi Awolowo University

1 (1, 2)

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

24 (83%)

 University of Jos

2 (1, 3)

0 (0, 1)

2 (2, 4)

53 (96%)

 University of Maiduguri

1 (1, 2)

0 (0, 1)

1 (1, 2)

59 (95%)

 University of Nigeria Nsukka

1 (1, 2)

0 (0, 1)

2 (1, 3)

12 (80%)

 University of Uyo

1 (1, 2)

0 (0, 0)

2 (1, 2)

16 (100%)

 p-values*

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

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  1. *For continuous variables, a Kruskal-Wallis test was used, for categorical variables with cell counts greater or equal to five, a Chi Squared test was used, and for categorical variables with cell counts less than five, the Fisher’s Exact test was used to evaluate differences in characteristics between categories of respondents. Of note, p-values are not displayed where they could not be determined