Table 1 Comparison of gender preferences about study resources (students had the choice to select more than one item)
Statements | Gender | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | ||
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Medical textbook | |||
Very rarely | 31 (52.5) | 28 (47.5) | .001 |
Occasionally | 45 (34.1) | 87 (65.9) | |
Never | 11 (57.9) | 8 (42.1) | |
Most of time | 33 (29.2) | 80 (79.8) | |
Always | 3 (12.5) | 21 (87.5) | |
Essential version of a basic medical text book | |||
Very rarely | 33 (39.3) | 51 (60.7) | .000* |
Occasionally | 46 (34.6) | 87 (65.4) | |
Never | 16 (72.7) | 6 (27.3) | |
Most of time | 19 (22.1) | 67 (77.9) | |
Always | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) | |
Online sources | |||
Very rarely | 19 (52.8) | 17 (47.2) | .139 |
Occasionally | 27 (32.5) | 56 (67.5) | |
Never | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | |
Most of time | 39 (31.5) | 85 (68.5) | |
Always | 30 (34.5) | 57 (65.5) | |
Online version of textbook | |||
Very rarely | 23 (34.3) | 44 (65.7) | .826 |
Occasionally | 36 (31.9) | 77 (68.1) | |
Never | 16 (41) | 23 (59) | |
Most of time | 34 (38.2) | 55 (61.8) | |
Always | 14 (35.9) | 25 (64.1) | |
Online journal article | |||
Very rarely | 29 (27.4) | 77 (72.6) | .101 |
Occasionally | 34 (34.3) | 65 (65.7) | |
Never | 25 (37.3) | 42 (62.7) | |
Most of time | 26 (49.1) | 27 (50.9) | |
Always | 9 (40.9) | 13 (59.1) | |
Medical websites | |||
Very rarely | 17 (43.6) | 22 (56.4) | .652 |
Occasionally | 24 (30) | 56 (70) | |
Never | 9 (39.1) | 14 (60.9) | |
Most of time | 45 (34.6) | 85 (65.4) | |
Always | 28 (37.3) | 47 (62.7) | |
Pocketbooks | |||
Very rarely | 35 (44.3) | 44 (55.7) | .001 |
Occasionally | 25 (23.8) | 80 (76.2) | |
Never | 37 (51.4) | 35 (48.6) | |
Most of time | 19 (27.5) | 50 (72.5) | |
Always | 7 (31.8) | 15 (68.2) | |
Journal articles (print version) | |||
Very rarely | 24 (23.3) | 79 (76.7) | .008 |
Occasionally | 26 (39.4) | 40 (60.6) | |
Never | 39 (35.8) | 70 (64.2) | |
Most of time | 22 (45.8) | 26 (54.2) | |
Always | 12 (57.1) | 9 (42.9) | |
Lecture handouts | |||
Very rarely | 8 (33.3) | 16 (66.7) | .001 |
Occasionally | 16 (26.2) | 45 (73.8) | |
Never | 12 (70.6) | 5 (29.4) | |
Most of time | 35 (27.1) | 94 (72.9) | |
Always | 52 (44.8) | 64 (55.2) | |
Test preparation textbooks | |||
Very rarely | 23 (35.9) | 41 (64.1) | .687 |
Occasionally | 40 (36.4) | 70 (63.6) | |
Never | 23 (36.5) | 40 (63.5) | |
Most of time | 18 (28.1) | 46 (71.9) | |
Always | 19 (41.3) | 27 (58.7) | |
Lecture notes taken in the class | |||
Very rarely | 15 (34.1) | 29 (65.9) | .230 |
Occasionally | 18 (28.6) | 45 (71.4) | |
Never | 8 (47.1) | 9 (52.9) | |
Most of time | 36 (31.3) | 79 (68.7) | |
Always | 46 (42.6) | 62 (57.4) | |