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Table 1 Relationship between the knowledge score of Nigerian final-year pharmacy students with their demographic characteristics (N = 342)

From: An evaluation of the knowledge and perceptions of pharmacy students on pharmacovigilance activities in Nigeria

Demographics

Response rate, n (%)

Mean knowledge score (SD)

Values

P

Gender

 Male

223 (65.2)

4.1 (1.20)

  

 Female

119 (34.8)

4.4 (0.98)

10.65

0.01a

Age (years)

 21–24

120 (35.1)

4.8 (0.70)

  

 25–30

213 (62.3)

6.2 (0.84)

  

 >30

9 (2.6)

4.6 (0.72)

129.330

0.01b

Pharmacovigilance course

 Yes

263 (76.9)

7.3 (0.22)

  

 No

79 (23.1)

4.7 (0.13)

16.637

0.01a

No. of students in each university

 1 (n = 110)

107 (31.3)

5.1 (1.03)

  

 2 (n = 143)

141 (41.2)

6.4 (0.99)

  

 3 (n = 94)

94 (27.5)

4.3 (1.01)

142.041

0.012b

  1. aIndependent t test
  2. bAnalysis of variance