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Table 5 Association between demographics and student’s perception of academic dishonesty

From: Causes and mitigation of academic dishonesty among healthcare students in a Nigerian university

Item

Demographics (%)

Gender

X2

Department

X2

Age

X2

Level

X2

M

F

P

PHM

MBBS

NUR

MLS

PBH

P

 < 18 years

 > 18 years

P

100–300

400–600

P

Positive perception

54

(16.1)

264

(78.8)

0.315

44

(13.1)

175

(52.2)

66

(19.7)

24

(7.2)

9

(2.7)

12.660

124

(37.0)

194

(57.9)

0.032

188

(56.1)

130

(38.8)

0.254

Negative perception

2

(0.6)

15

(4.5)

0.748a

-

5

(1.5)

8

(2.4)

4

(1.2)

-

0.006*b

7

(2.1)

10

(3.0)

1.000a

9

(2.7)

8

(2.4)

0.801a

  1. M Male, F Female, P p-value, PHM Pharmacy, MBBS Medicine and surgery, NUR Nursing, MLS Medical Laboratory science, PBH Public health
  2. aFishers Exact Test
  3. bChi-square test
  4. *Statistically significant value ≤ 0.05