From: Knowledge and attitudes of physicians toward research ethics and scientific misconduct in Lebanon
 | Mean ± SD (Over 10) |  |
---|---|---|
Knowledge of physicians (331) | 4.6 ± 1.72 |  |
 | r correlation | pValue |
Age | 0.6 | 0.92 |
 | Mean ± SD |  |
Gender (323) | ||
 Female | 4.72 ± 1.64 | 0.413 |
 Male | 4.56 ± 1.70 | |
Level of Education (322) | ||
 M.D. | 4.57 ± 1.66 | 0.01 |
 Ph.D. | 5.05 ± 1.85 | |
 Board certified | 4.91 ± 1.48 | |
 Masters | 3.50 ± 1.55 | |
Professional status (307) | ||
 Professor | 5.76 ± 1.54 | 0.000 |
 Associate Professor | 5.32 ± 1.32 | |
 Assistant Professor | 5.21 ± 2.37 | |
 Senior Lecturer | 4.77 ± 1.63 | |
 Clinician | 4.31 ± 1.62 | |
 Resident doctors | 3.81 ± 1.06 | |
 Research Officers | 5.00 ± 1.58 | |
Medical Speciality (331) | ||
 Internal Medicine | 4.68 ± 1.61 | 0.8 |
 Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 4.28 ± 1.24 | |
 Paediatric | 4.47 ± 1.47 | |
 Surgery | 4.59 ± 1.59 | |
 Others | 4.67 ± 1.93 | |
Prior research Involvement (331) | ||
 Yes | 4.76 ± 1.76 |  |
 No | 4.13 ± 1.51 | |
Prior training in research ethics (302) | ||
 Yes | 4.98 ± 1.8 | 0.001 |
 No | 4.43 ± 1.36 | |
 | r correlation |  |
Years of experience (272) | 6.7 | 0.25 |