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Table 3 Students’ personal characteristics affecting their online education satisfaction (n = 230)

From: Barriers and facilitators to online medical and nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic: perspectives from international students from low- and middle-income countries and their teaching staff

Characteristics

Satisfied with online education

Not satisfied with online education

p-value

 

84 (36.5%)

146 (63.5%)

 

Gender

   

Male

33 (40.2%)

49 (59.8%)

.383

Female

51 (34.5%)

97 (65.5%)

Age

   

17–19

16 (37.2%)

27 (62.8%)

.404

20–22

51 (39.5%)

78 (60.5%)

23–25

17 (29.3%)

41 (70.7%)

Major

   

MBBS

77 (37.2%)

130 (62.8%)

.523

Nursing

7 (30.4%)

16 (69.6%)

Year of study

   

Basic yearsa

62 (41.3%)

88 (58.7%)

.038

Clinical yearsb

22 (27.5%)

58 (72.5%)

Countries of origin

   

Asian countries

57 (43.8%)

73 (56.2%)

.009

African countries

27 (27.0%)

73 (73.0%)

Current residence

   

Inside China

15 (19.5%)

62 (80.5%)

.000

Outside China

69 (45.1%)

84 (54.9%)

  1. a1st-, 2nd- and 3rd-year MBBS students and 1st- and 2nd-year nursing students were grouped into basic years, who studied basic sciences subjects
  2. b4th- and 5th-year MBBS students and 3rd-year nursing students were grouped into clinical years, who were engaged in clinical studies