Table 3 Age-wise comparison of mean scores of candidates trained under MEDP study across different years
Year | ≤ 25 years | 25–35 years | 35+ years | p-value | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | Mean score | % (n) | mean score | % (n) | mean score | |||||||||||
KAP | DXRX | PVC | Total | KAP | DXRX | PVC | Total | KAP | DXRX | PVC | Total | |||||
2017 (pre-training) | ||||||||||||||||
Fresh candidates | 33.94 (112) | 64.13 (5.13) | 53.25 (4.26) | 72.75 (2.91) | 61.40 (12.28) | 54.24 (179) | 62.38 (4.99) | 53.50 (4.28) | 74.50 (2.98) | 61.25 (12.25) | 11.82 (39) | 60.25 (4.82) | 58 (4.64) | 76.25 (3.05) | 62.55 (12.51) | 0.62 |
2017 (post-training) | ||||||||||||||||
Fresh candidates | 33.94 (112) | 87 (6.96) | 88.25 (7.06) | 88.50 (3.54) | 87.80 (17.56) | 54.24 (179) | 85.13 (6.81) | 87.38 (6.99) | 85 (3.4) | 86.05 (17.21) | 11.82 (39) | 87.88 (7.03) | 86.88 (6.95) | 88.50 (3.54) | 87.55 (17.51) | 0.39 |
2018 (post-training) | ||||||||||||||||
Fresh candidates | 0.82 (2) | 68.75 (5.5) | 85 (6.8) | 87.50 (3.5) | 84 (16.8) | 9.47 (23) | 84.75 (6.78) | 86.63 (6.93) | 86.50 (3.46) | 85.85 (17.17) | 2.47 (6) | 79.17 (6.33) | 76.67 (6.13) | 66.67 (2.66) | 75.67 (15.13) | 0.04 |
2017 cohort | 28.81 (70) | 90.71 (7.25) | 92.68 (7.41) | 93.57 (3.74) | 92.07 (18.41) | 47.33 (115) | 84.67 (6.77) | 89.35 (7.14) | 85.54 (3.42) | 86.72 (17.34) | 11.11 (27) | 87.50 (7) | 86.85 (6.94) | 83.80 (3.35) | 86.50 (17.3) | 0.04 |
2019 (post- training) | ||||||||||||||||
Fresh candidates | 23.73 (98) | 95.50 (7.64) | 96.88 (7.75) | 99.25 (3.97) | 96.85 (19.37) | 28.33 (117) | 93.75 (7.5) | 97.66 (7.81) | 97.66 (3.90) | 96.09 (19.21) | 7.75 (32) | 95.13 (7.61) | 96.63 (7.73) | 98.50 (3.94) | 96.40 (19.28) | 0.6 |
2017 cohort | 14.04 (58) | 95.88 (7.67) | 97.10 (7.76) | 99.09 (3.96) | 97 (19.40) | 19.85 (82) | 92.79 (7.42) | 97.12 (7.76) | 97.12 (3.88) | 95.38 (19.07) | 6.30 (26) | 95.26 (7.62) | 96.84 (7.74) | 98.34 (3.93) | 96.51 (19.30) | 0.6 |