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Table 6 Sex distribution of attitudes towards ALS

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

 

Sex

P value*

Male

Female

1). I feel that my internship training is adequate to equip me to handle resuscitation confidently (n = 57)

 Yes

5 (20.0 %)

4 (12.5 %)

0.141

 No

16 (64.0 %)

27 (84.4 %)

 Not sure

4 (16.0 %)

1 (3.1 %)

 Total

25 (100)

32 (100)

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

 Yes

53 (28.3 %)

31 (14.4 %)

<0.001

 No

106 (56.7 %)

117 (54.4 %)

 Not sure

28 (15.0 %)

67 (31.2 %)

 Total

187 (100)

215 (100)

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

 Yes

175 (94.6 %)

200 (94.3 %)

Fishers exact test (2 tailed)

1.000

 No

10 (5.4 %)

12 (5.7 %)

 Total

185 (100)

212 (100)

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

 Yes

77 (41.6 %)

51 (23.8 %)

<0.001

 No

56 (30.3 %)

74 (34.6 %)

 Not sure

52 (28.1 %)

89 (41.6 %)

 Total

185 (100)

214 (100)

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