Table 5 Association between physicians’ attitudes toward research ethics practices and independent variable
From: Knowledge and attitudes of physicians toward research ethics and scientific misconduct in Lebanon
|  | Mean ± SD |  |
|---|---|---|
Attitudes of physicians (10 questions) (328) | 7.73 ± 2.21 | |
| Â | r correlation | pValue |
Age | 1.7 | 0.76 |
|  | Mean ± SD |  |
Gender (321) | ||
 Female | 8.14 ± 2.12 | 0.01 |
 Male | 7.52 ± 2.18 | |
Level of Education (320) | ||
 MD | 7.74 ± 2.25 | 0.996 |
 PhD | 7.74 ± 2.20 | |
 Board certified | 7.77 ± 1.94 | |
 Masters | 7.88 ± 1.96 | |
Professional status (305) | ||
 Professor | 8.08 ± 2.22 | 0.01 |
 Associate Professor | 8.41 ± 2.26 | |
 Assistant Professor | 8.06 ± 2.24 | |
 Senior Lecturer | 8.81 ± 1.44 | |
 Clinician | 7.35 ± 2.34 | |
 Resident doctors | 7.26 ± 1.74 | |
 Research Officers | 8.00 ± 1.22 | |
Medical Speciality (328) | ||
 Internal Medicine | 7.52 ± 2.37 | 0.84 |
 Obstetrics/Gynaecology | 7.82 ± 1.87 | |
 Paediatric | 7.89 ± 2.25 | |
 Surgery | 7.49 ± 1.82 | |
 Others | 7.80 ± 2.33 | |
Prior research involvement (328) | ||
 Yes | 7.86 ± 2.10 | 0.09 |
 No | 7.36 ± 2.47 | |
Prior training in research ethics (312) | ||
 Yes | 7.85 ± 2.13 | 0.708 |
 No | 7.76 ± 1.13 | |
| Â | r correlation | Â |
Years of experience (270) | 6.7 | 0.25 |
Knowledge of research ethics | 44.9 | 0.000 |