Characteristics | Positive attitude subscale (PAS) | Negative attitude subscale (NAS) | ||
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Mean (± SD) | F (p-value) | Mean (± SD) | F (p-value) | |
Age in Years | ||||
18 -20 | 59.8 (4.4) | 16.1 (3.6) | ||
20-24 | 62.1 (6.1) | 15.0 (4.0) | ||
25 and above | 57.7 (14.2) | 2.24 (0.110) | 11.8 (3.1) | 2.63 (0.075) |
Gender | ||||
Female | 62.2 (6.0) | 14.5 (3.6) | ||
Male | 61.0 (6.9) | 1.46 (0.228) | 15.5 (4.3) | 2.97 (0.087) |
Ethnicity | ||||
Malay | 63.4 (4.6) | 15.9 (4.3) | ||
Chinese | 60.3 (7.0) | 15.5 (4.0) | ||
Indian/Other | 64.4 (4.6) | 7.48 (0.001) | 12.9 (2.8) | 7.42 (0.001) |
Language medium at Primary School | ||||
Malay | 63.1 (4.8) | 14.4 (3.9) | ||
Mandarin/Chinese | 60.0 (7.8) | 15.8 (4.2) | ||
English | 62.6 (5.3) | 14.2 (3.6) | ||
Tamil | 62.2 (5.9) | 2.85 (0.039) | 14.5 (2.9) | 2.01 (0.114) |
Language medium at Secondary Schoola | ||||
Malay | 63.0 (4.9) | 14.8 (4.2) | ||
Mandarin | 58.8 (9.1) | 15.9 (3.9) | ||
English | 61.9 (5.6) | 5.71 (0.004) | 14.6 (3.7) | 1.35 (0.263) |
ANOVA statistic, p less than 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