Table 6 Association between sociodemographic and academic variables of the students with familiarity, knowledge, and confidence scores
| Â | Familiarity | Knowledge | Confidence | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | < 50 % | ≥ 50 % |  |  | < 50 % | ≥ 50 % |  |  | < 50 % | ≥ 50 % |  |  | ||||||
Variable | n | % | n | % | Chi/Fisher | p-value | n | % | n | % | Chi/Fisher | p-value | n | % | n | % | Chi/Fisher | p-value |
Gender | ||||||||||||||||||
 Male | 38 | 12.3 | 49 | 15.9 | 0.00 | 1.000 | 30 | 9.7 | 57 | 18.4 | 0.04 | 0.894 | 12 | 3.9 | 75 | 24.3 | 0.08 | 0.851 |
 Female | 97 | 31.4 | 125 | 40.5 | 74 | 23.9 | 148 | 47.9 | 28 | 9.1 | 194 | 62.8 | ||||||
Place of residence | ||||||||||||||||||
 Countryside | 53 | 17.2 | 75 | 24.3 | 0.46 | 0.561 | 41 | 13.3 | 87 | 28.2 | 0.26 | 0.627 | 20 | 6.5 | 108 | 35.0 | 1.39 | 0.302 |
 Urban | 82 | 26.5 | 99 | 32.0 | 63 | 20.4 | 118 | 38.2 | 20 | 6.5 | 161 | 52.1 | ||||||
Academic stage | ||||||||||||||||||
 Basic stage (1st to 3rd year) | 59 | 19.1 | 61 | 19.7 | 2.39 | 0.128 | 58 | 18.8 | 62 | 20.1 | 18.93 | < 0.001 | 13 | 4.2 | 107 | 34.6 | 0.78 | 0.393 |
 Clinical stage (4th to 6th year) | 76 | 24.6 | 113 | 36.6 | 46 | 14.9 | 143 | 46.3 | 27 | 8.7 | 162 | 52.4 | ||||||
Satisfaction with academic achievements | ||||||||||||||||||
 Not satisfied | 4 | 1.3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.53 | 0.703 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.27 | 0.691 | 3 | 1.0 | 4 | 1.3 | 5.67 | 0.049 |
 Satisfied | 131 | 42.4 | 171 | 55.3 | 101 | 32.7 | 201 | 65.0 | 37 | 12.0 | 265 | 85.8 | ||||||
Satisfaction with financial status | ||||||||||||||||||
 Not satisfied | 10 | 3.2 | 8 | 2.6 | 1.09 | 0.334 | 8 | 2.6 | 10 | 3.2 | 1.00 | 0.441 | 3 | 1.0 | 15 | 4.9 | 0.23 | 0.419 |
 Satisfied | 125 | 40.5 | 166 | 53.7 | 96 | 31.1 | 195 | 63.1 | 37 | 12.0 | 254 | 82.2 | ||||||
Satisfaction with social status | ||||||||||||||||||
 Not satisfied | 17 | 5.5 | 18 | 5.8 | 0.38 | 0.589 | 14 | 4.5 | 21 | 6.8 | 0.71 | 0.448 | 9 | 2.9 | 26 | 8.4 | 5.69 | 0.029 |
 Satisfied | 118 | 38.2 | 156 | 50.5 | 90 | 29.1 | 184 | 59.5 | 31 | 10.0 | 243 | 78.6 | ||||||
Had a course/part of a course on ASDs | ||||||||||||||||||
 No | 65 | 21.0 | 41 | 13.3 | 20.39 | < 0.001 | 56 | 18.1 | 50 | 16.2 | 26.56 | < 0.001 | 17 | 5.5 | 89 | 28.8 | 1.37 | 0.284 |
 Yes | 70 | 22.7 | 133 | 43.0 | 48 | 15.5 | 155 | 50.2 | 23 | 7.4 | 180 | 58.3 | ||||||
Interacted with people with ASDs | ||||||||||||||||||
 No | 96 | 31.1 | 108 | 35.0 | 2.77 | 0.115 | 79 | 25.6 | 125 | 40.5 | 6.91 | 0.011 | 26 | 8.4 | 178 | 57.6 | 0.02 | 1.000 |
 Yes | 39 | 12.6 | 66 | 21.4 | 25 | 8.1 | 80 | 25.9 | 14 | 4.5 | 91 | 29.4 | ||||||