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Table 7 Distribution of attitudes towards ALS by work experience of participants

From: A study on the knowledge and attitudes on advanced life support among medical students and medical officers in a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka

 

Position

P value*

4th years

Final years

Medical officers

5). Are you confident enough in selecting or giving emergency drugs (n = 402)

 Yes

10 (8.0 %)

47 (21.4 %)

27 (46.6 %)

<0.001

 No

85 (68 %)

114 (52.1 %)

24 (41.4 %)

 Not sure

24 (24.0 %)

58 (26.5 %)

7 (12.1 %)

 Total

125 (100.0)

219 (100)

58 (100)

6). Do you think that the ALS course should be re-evaluated frequently (n = 397)

 Yes

109 (90.1 %)

209 (95.9 %)

57 (98.3 %)

0.032

 No

12 (9.9 %)

9 (4.1 %)

1 (1.7 %)

 Total

121 (100)

218 (100)

58 (100)

7). Do you think that you are confident enough in saving a life with your ALS knowledge (n = 399)

 Yes

27 (21.8 %)

75 (34.6 %)

26 (44.8 %)

0.016

 No

48 (38.7 %)

64 (29.5 %)

18 (31.0 %)

 Not sure

49 (39.5 %)

78 (35.9 %)

14 (24.1 %)

 Total

124 (100)

17 (100)

58 (100)

  1. * P value was calculated by using Chi square test