Table 3 Bivariate analysis showing the association between each personal attribute and the experience on MVA in the 2012 graduation year
From: A survey of manual vacuum aspiration’s experiences among the new medical graduates in Thailand
Characteristic | MVA experience | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Never seen | Ever seen & never used | Ever used | ||
Sex—no. (%) | ||||
• Female | 97 (62.6) | 174 (57.8) | 147 (62.6) | 0.447 |
• Male | 58 (37.4) | 127 (42.2) | 88 (37.4) | |
Location of medical schools—no. (%) | ||||
• Bangkok and vicinity | 138 (89.6) | 206 (71.3) | 70 (32.1) | <0.001** |
• Regional | 16 (10.4) | 83 (28.7) | 148 (67.9) | |
Mode of admission—no. (%) | ||||
• Normal track | 125 (80.6) | 23 (74.1) | 138 (58.7) | <0.001** |
• CPIRD | 30 (19.4) | 78 (25.9) | 97 (41.3) | |
Confidence in obstetric competency—no. (%) | ||||
• Less confident | 119 (72.3) | 214 (71.3) | 158 (67.2) | 0.101 |
• Confident | 35 (22.7) | 86 (28.7) | 77 (32.8) | |
Confidence in surgical skills—no. (%) | ||||
• Less confident | 120 (77.9) | 205 (68.3) | 125 (53.2) | <0.001** |
• Confident | 34 (22.1) | 95 (31.7) | 110 (46.8) | |