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Table 2 Perceived knowledge in EBM before and after the course

From: Undergraduate medical students’ perceptions, attitudes, and competencies in evidence-based medicine (EBM), and their understanding of EBM reality in Syria

EBM Knowledge Components

Easy/Relatively Easy

Difficult/Relatively Difficult

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

PICO

21

(41%)

49

(98%)

30

(60%)

2

(3%)

Search

26

(52%)

46

(92%)

24

(48%)

4

(8%)

Study design

33

(65%)

46

(92%)

18

(35%)

4

(8%)

Bias

16

(32%)

36

(71%)

34

(68%)

15

(30%)

Sample size

23

(46%)

41

(81%)

27

(54%)

10

(19%)

Applicability

14

(27%)

32

(63%)

37

(73%)

19

(38%)

Statistics

14

(28%)

38

(75%)

38

(76%)

13

(25%)

Point of care

18

(36%)

36

(71%)

32

(64%)

15

(30%)