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Table 2 Assessment of the differences between the mean knowledge scores towards BLS and the baseline demographic variables

From: Basic life support awareness among medical undergraduate students in Syria, Iraq, and Jordan: a multicenter cross-sectional study

 

Mean

SD

P value

Total

19.7

5.7

 

Gender

  

0.205 a

 Male

19.8

6.1

 

 Female

19.5

5.3

 

Residence

  

0.000 a

 City

19.4

5.5

 

 Countryside

20.7

6.2

 

Country

  

0.000b

 Syria

18.3

4.9

 

 Jordan

24.3

6.6

 

 Iraq

18.9

4.5

 

University

  

0.000b

 University of Aleppo

17.0

5.3

 

 Damascus University

18.5

4.4

 

 Albaath University

19.0

4.3

 

 Tishreen University

18.2

5.5

 

 University of Kalamoon

18.4

3.7

 

 Hama University

20.2

3.9

 

 University of Jordan

21.7

6.6

 

 Jordan University of Science and Technology

23.6

7.7

 

 Hashemite University

25.8

5.1

 

 Mutah University

23.4

6.0

 

 Yarmouk University

25.0

7.4

 

 Al- Balqa' Applied University

26.4

6.2

 

 University of Baghdad

20.8

3.6

 

 University of Mosul

17.5

3.8

 

 University of Babylon

18.7

3.7

 

 University of Kufa

19.9

4.5

 

 University of Al-Qadisiyah

20.9

4.5

 

 University of Thi-Qar

21.1

3.6

 

 Al Mustansiriyah University

17.1

4.1

 

 Ibn Sina University

17.5

5.1

 

 University of Kirkuk

19.0

3.7

 

 University of Misan

18.5

5.3

 

Academic stage

  

0.000a

 Pre-clinical

18.8

6.3

 

 Clinical

20.9

4.5

 

Academic grade

  

0.000 b

 60–69

17.7

5.0

 

 70–79

19.6

5.7

 

 80–89

20.4

5.7

 

 90–100

19.4

5.7

 

Have you attended BLS course previously?

 No

19.1

5.8

0.000a

 Yes

21.6

4.8

 
  1. aIndependent samples t test
  2. bOne-way ANOVA