Study on good clinical practices among researchers in a tertiary healthcare institute in India

Table 1 Demographics of participants

Variables		Number	Percent (%)
Sex	Female	25	42.4
	Male	34	57.6
Age	< 25 years	47	79.7
	≥ 25 years	12	20.3
Academic qualification	BSc	8	13.6
	MBBS	39	66.1
	MPH	3	5.1
	MSc	6	10.2
	PhD	3	5.1
Total research experience	< 1 year	34	57.6
	1-3 years	19	32.2
	> 3 years	6	10.2
Number of publications	Not yet published	41	69.5
	1-3	15	25.4
	> 3	3	5.1
Have been a resource person for academic classes on research methodologies	Yes	15	25.4
	No	44	74.6
Certified for GCP course	Yes	11	18.6
	No	48	81.4

BSc: Bachelor of science; MBBS: Bachelor of medicine, Bachelor of Surgery; MPH: Master of public health; MSc: Master of science; PhD: Doctor of philosophy; GCP: Good clinical practice.

Table 2 Associations between demographics, and total knowledge and practices scores

Demographics		Knowledge of good clinical practice					Practice of good clinical practice
		Good	Average	Poor	χ2	P value	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	χ2	P value
Research experience (in years)	< 1	13	20	1	1.67	0.796	17	17	0.0357	0.982
	1-3	5	14	0			9	10
	> 3	2	4	0			3	3
Certified for GCP	Yes	3	7	1	4.54	0.103	3	8	2.59	0.108
	No	17	31	0			26	22
Academic position in the institute	BSc	2	6	0	6.67	0.573	3	5	13.7	a0.008
	MBBS	17	21	1			23	16
	MPH	0	3	0			3	0
	MSc	1	5	0			0	6
	PhD	0	3	0			0	3

ªP < 0.01.

GCP: Good clinical practice; BSc: Bachelor of science; MBBS: Bachelor of medicine, Bachelor of Surgery; MPH: Master of public health; MSc: Master of science; PhD: Doctor of philosophy.

Table 3 Association between knowledge and practices of good clinical practice

Practices of GCP	Knowledge of GCP
	Good	Average	Poor
Satisfactory	15	14	0
Unsatisfactory	5	24	1
χ2	8.62
P value	b0.013

^bP < 0.05.

GCP: Good clinical practice.