27 April 2024: Clinical Research
Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Clinical Trials: A Questionnaire-Based Study of 179 Male Third- and Fourth-Year PharmD Undergraduates from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Wajid Syed 1ABCDEFG* , Mahmood Basil A. Al-Rawi 2ABCDEFG , Adel Bashatah 3ACEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.943468
Med Sci Monit 2024; 30:e943468
Table 4 Comparison of knowledge and attitudes scores of 179 male third- and fourth-year PharmD students according to socio-demographic variables.
| Variables | Good knowledgen (%)105 (59%) | Poor knowledgen (%)73 (41%) | P value | Favorable attituden (%)101 (56.4) | Unfavorable attitudesn (%)78 (43.6) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19–22 | 81 (62.8%) | 48 (37.2%) | 0.094 | 76 (58.5%) | 54 (41.5%) | 0.371 |
| 23–24 | 24 (49.0%) | 25 (51.0%) | 25 (51%) | 24 (49%) | ||
| Third year | 31 (58.5%) | 22 (41.5%) | 0.930 | 35 (66.0%) | 18 (34%) | 0.093 |
| Fourth-year | 74 (59.2%) | 51 (40.8%) | 66 (52.4%) | 60 (47.6%) | ||
| Saudi | 102 (60.0%) | 68 (40.0%) | 0.206 | 96 (56.5%) | 74 (43.5%) | 0.957 |
| Non-Saudi | 03 (37.5%) | 05 (62.5%) | 05 (55.6%) | 04 (44.4%) | ||
| Married | 03 (50.0%) | 03 (50.0%) | 0.649 | 01 (100%) | – – | 0.094 |
| Unmarried | 102 (59.3%) | 70 (40.7%) | 99 (57.6%) | 73 (42.4%) | ||
| Yes | 09 (39.1%) | 14 (60.9%) | 0.038 | 13 (56.5%) | 10 (43.5%) | 0.992 |
| No | 96 (61.9%) | 59 (38.1%) | 88 (56.4%) | 68 (43.6%) | ||