| Characteristics | Positive attitude subscale (PAS) | Negative attitude subscale (NAS) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (± SD) | F (p-value) | Mean (± SD) | F (p-value) | |
| Age in Years | ||||
| 18 -20 | 64.0 (6.5) | 13.7 (3.4) | ||
| 20 - 24 | 63.1 (9.0) | 12.4 (4.1) | ||
| 25 and above | 68.0 (4.7) | 0.88 (0.418) | 9.8 (4.2) | 3.49 (0.033) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 63.9 (6.9) | 13.7 (3.5) | ||
| Male | 64.1 (6.7) | 0.01 (0.905) | 13.0 (3.6) | 1.26 (0.263) |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Malay | 63.1 (9.8) | 13.6 (3.3) | ||
| Chinese | 63.6 (7.0) | 13.8 (3.7) | ||
| Indian/Other | 64.8 (5.2) | 0.66 (0.519) | 12.8 (3.4) | 1.24 (0.291) |
| Language medium at Primary School | ||||
| Malay | 64.9 (4.8) | 14.0 (2.3) | ||
| Mandarin/Chinese | 64.0 (6.9) | 14.7 (3.6) | ||
| English | 63.6 (7.4) | 12.4 (3.7) | ||
| Tamil | 64.7 (4.3) | 0.19 (0.900) | 13.5 (2.5) | 4.67 (0.004) |
| Language medium at Secondary Schoola | ||||
| Malay | 64.9 (3.9) | 14.2 (3.0) | ||
| Mandarin | 64.5 (5.2) | 15.9 (3.0) | ||
| English | 63.6 (7.6) | 0.43 (0.649) | 12.8 (3.6) | 7.79 (0.001) |
ANOVA statistic, p < 0.05, statistically significant a No Tamil medium school in Malaysia secondary school
Int J Med Educ. 2019; 10:1-8; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5c30.988d