Table 3 Relationship between the participants’ demographic and educational characteristics and their knowledge scores
Characteristic | Knowledge score a Median [Q1-Q3] | P-value* |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 12.00 [8.00–15.00] | 0.034 b |
Female | 10.25 [7.00–13.63] | |
Clinical year | ||
4th year | 8.25 [6.00–10.50] | < 0.001 c |
5th year | 10.50 [8.50–14.00] | |
6th year | 13.25 [10.00–16.00] | |
Self-perceived radiology knowledge compared to other subjects | ||
Excellent | 10.50 [8.50–11.75] | < 0.001 c |
Good | 11.50 [8.00–15.00] | |
Average | 12.00 [9.00–15.13] | |
Poor | 8.00 [5.25–10.00] | |
No knowledge | 5.25 [2.50–8.00] | |
Received radiology lectures as a part of the anatomy course | ||
Yes | 11.25 [8.25–15.38] | 0.412 b |
No | 10.50 [8.00–14.00] | |
Received radiology lectures as a part of a clinical skills course | ||
Yes | 11.50 [8.50–14.50] | 0.110 b |
No | 10.00 [7.50–14.00] | |
Received Radiology lectures during 4th clinical year | ||
Yes | 9.00 [6.50–13.00] | < 0.001 b |
No | 12.00 [9.00–15.00] | |
Received Radiology lectures during 5th clinical year | ||
Yes | 12.50 [9.50–15.50] | < 0.001 b |
No | 9.00 [6.00–13.00] | |
Received Radiology lectures during 6th clinical year | ||
Yes | 8.00 [3.00- NA] | 0.426 b |
No | 10.50 [8.00–14.25] | |
Received education on protection from radiation | ||
Yes | 12.00 [8.75–15.00] | 0.249 b |
No | 10.50 [8.00–14.00] | |