Table 1 Computer ownership, knowledge and exposure to training of students
From: Computer literacy among first year medical students in a developing country: A cross sectional study
Number (percentage) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All(n = 181) | Males (n = 90) | Females (n = 91) | p* | |
Ownership of a computer | NS | |||
Desktop computer only | 113 (62.4%) | 52 (77.6%) | 61 (83.6%) | NS |
Laptop computer only | 11 (6.1%) | 7 (10.4%) | 4 (5.5%) | NS |
Both | 16 (8.8%) | 8 (11.9%) | 8 (11.0%) | NS |
Computer knowledge gained by, | ||||
Formal training programme | 116 (64.1%) | 54 (60.0%) | 62 (68.1%) | NS |
Self learning | 114 (63.0%) | 61 (67.8%) | 53 (58.2%) | NS |
Peer learning | 89 (49.2%) | 56 (62.2%) | 33 (36.3%) | <0.001 |
Formal training on, | ||||
Computer hardware | 41 (22.7%) | 22 (24.4%) | 19 (20.9%) | NS |
Computer programming | 40 (22.1%) | 20 (22.2%) | 20 (22.0%) | NS |
Computer applications | 108 (59.7%) | 51 (56.7%) | 57 (62.6%) | NS |
Web designing and graphics | 32 (17.7%) | 16 (17.8%) | 16 (17.6%) | NS |
IT education at School level, | ||||
Subject in GCE (O/L) | 4 (2.2%) | 3 (3.3%) | 1(1.1%) | NS |
Subject in GCE (A/L) | 69 (38.1%) | 32 (35.6%) | 37 (40.7%) | NS |