Relationship between study habits and academic achievement in students of medical sciences in Kermanshah-Iran

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Table 1 Demographic variables and comparison of the academic performance and study habits based on underlying variables

Variables		Number (%)	Academic achievement		Study habits
			Mean(SD)	p-value	Mean(SD)	p-value
Gender	Female	132(34.7)	16.15(1.34)	***<0.001	46.68(9.91)	*^†NS
	Male	248(65.3)	15.50(1.5)		45.18(12.05)
Marital status	Married	34(8.9)	15.57(1.71)	***^†NS	43.61(13.38)	*NS
	Single	346(91.1)	15.74(1.48)		45.91(11.15)
History of probation	Yes	30(7.9)	14.20(1.67)	***<0.001	40.33(13.69)	*0.007
	No	350(92.1)	15.86(1.42)		46.16(11.04)
Place of residence	Native	230(60.5)	15.87(1.39)	***0.049	46.98(10.67)	*0.009
	Non-native	150(39.5)	15.49(1.62)		43.58(12.23)
College of Education	Medical	130(34.2)	15.08(1.39)	****<0.001	45.51(10.93)	**NS
	Dental	20(5.3)	15.87(1.38)		43.20(12.58)
	Nursing and midwifery	50(13.2)	16.04(1.36)		48.66(9.63)
	Pharmacy	30(7.9)	15.22(1.24)		43.33(9.35)
	Paramedical	100(26.3)	16.26(1.48)		44.44(11.66)
	Health	50(13.2)	16.27(1.48)		48.20(13.37)
Level of graduation	Associate degree	23(6.1)	16.61(1.09)	****<0.001	44.52(11.99)	**NS
	BSc	173(45.5)	16.14(1.47)		46.44(11.69)
	MSc	4(1.1)	16.98(1.61)		57(11.34)
	PhD	180(47.4)	15.19(1.38)		44.89(10.87)

Notes: ^*Independent t-test; ^**ANOVA; ^***Mann-Whitney U test; ^****kruskal-Wallis H test; ^†non-significant.

Table 2 Frequency of subcategories of students’ study habits

Subcategory	Undesirable, number (%)	Relatively desirable, number (%)	Desirable, number (%)
Time	90(23.6)	186(49.1)	104(27.3)
Physical status	50(13.1)	269(70.9)	61(16)
Ability to read	48(12.5)	309(81.4)	23(6.1)
Making notes	191(50.2)	140(37)	49(12.8)
Memory	36(9.4)	278(73.1)	66(17.5)
Learning motivation	61(16.1)	231(60.7)	88(23.2)
Taking tests	28 (7.2)	306(80.6)	46(12.2)
Well-being	182(48)	164(43.2)	34(8.8)