Table 1 Academic year-wise comparison of students regarding barrier for conducting research
Barriers | Academic year | p value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | 4th year | 5th year | 6th year | Intern | ||
Lack of mandatory courses on research methodology | 40.0 | 38.9 | 43.5 | 61.1 | 58.5 | 61.5 | 73.7 | 0.25 |
Lack of time for research conduction | 60.0 | 61.1 | 60.9 | 61.1 | 73.8 | 66.7 | 57.9 | 0.46 |
Financial constriction | 40.0 | 44.4 | 39.1 | 61.1 | 50.8 | 51.3 | 57.9 | 0.52 |
Lack of interest in research | 40.0 | 33.3 | 26.1 | 47.2 | 44.6 | 43.6 | 52.6 | 0.65 |
Lack of statistical support | 20.0 | 44.4 | 52.2 | 55.6 | 44.6 | 64.1 | 78.9 | 0.11 |
Lack of mentorship | 40.0 | 33.3 | 43.5 | 47.2 | 41.5 | 46.2 | 63.2 | 0.42 |
Difficulty in dealing with patients | 60.0 | 16.7 | 45.7 | 27.8 | 33.8 | 28.2 | 31.6 | 0.33 |
Difficulty in obtaining approval for the study | 80.0 | 50.0 | 58.7 | 41.7 | 46.2 | 51.3 | 47.4 | 0.17 |