Factors associated with knowledge of p-value in a sample of medical students

Autor: Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce, Jenny Raquel Torres-Malca, Fiorella Elvira Zuzunaga Montoya, Jhony A. De la Cruz- Vargas, Liliana Cruz-Ausejo
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Medicina Clínica y Social, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 103-108 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2521-2281
DOI: 10.52379/mcs.v6i3.254
Popis: ABSTRACT Introduction: The role of p-value knowledge for clinical practice is elemental; however, insufficient evidence on this is found in health science students. Objective: To determine the factors associated with p-value knowledge in human medical students. Methods: Analytical cross-sectional study. Application of a virtual survey to human medicine students from different faculties in Peru. Results: 54.69% had sufficient knowledge of p-value. The multivariate analysis found a statistically significant association with having sufficient knowledge on this topic in those who were between 6th to 9th semester (APr: 1.118; 95% CI 1.051 - 1.412; p=0.009) and medical internship (APr: 1.234; 95% CI 1.073 - 1.418; p=0.003); taking an external course in biostatistics, epidemiology or research (APr: 1.420; 95% CI 1.227 - 1.643; p
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