Attitudes and barriers towards conducting research amongst primary care physicians in Bahrain: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Relationship between demographic data and barriers toward conducting research

		Barriers		Test	P-value	95% CI
		Mean	SD	Test	P-value	95% CI
Age groups	< 40	3.40	.75	ANOVA	0.602	(3.24,3.57)
	40–50	3.34	.80			(3.12,3.56)
	> 50	3.25	.81			(3.01,3.50)
Gender	Male	3.21	.84	T-test	0.123	(3.00,3.42)
Gender	Female	3.40	.78	T-test	0.123	(3.27,3.53)
Nationality	Bahraini	3.39	.78	T-test	0.082	(3.27,3.51)
Nationality	Non-Bahraini	3.14	.87	T-test	0.082	(2.84,3.43)
Years of Practice Grouping	< 10	3.40	.75	ANOVA	0.818	(3.20,3.60)
	10–20	3.41	.79			(3.23,3.60)
	> 20	3.32	.80			(3.09,3.56)
Designation	GP	3.02	.89	ANOVA	0.000	(2.78,3.27)
	Family Physician Resident	3.31	.78			(3.11,3.50)
	Family Physician Consultant	3.56	.69			(3.41,3.72)
Specialty Board Certificate	Yes	3.42	.75	T-test	0.011	(3.31,3.53)
Specialty Board Certificate	No	2.96	.96	T-test	0.011	(2.62,3.29)

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