Table 3 Pre-clinical and clinical students’ perception of occupational prestige of physiotherapy in relation to other professions
Occupations | Levels | Mean | SD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Physiotherapy | Pre-clinical | 14.8700 | 3.24941 | 0.10 |
Clinical | 14.2556 | 2.85423 | ||
Architecture | Pre-clinical | 14.6000 | 2.73769 | 0.32 |
Clinical | 14.2722 | 2.61673 | ||
Medical laboratory science | Pre-clinical | 12.8600 | 3.06172 | 0.01* |
Clinical | 11.9056 | 3.05572 | ||
Engineering | Pre-clinical | 15.6900 | 2.87692 | 0.03* |
Clinical | 14.9833 | 2.54012 | ||
Police officers | Pre-clinical | 9.4300 | 3.62443 | 0.26 |
Clinical | 8.9389 | 3.44820 | ||
Medicine | Pre-clinical | 16.7500 | 3.04967 | 0.21 |
Clinical | 16.3167 | 2.62237 | ||
Accountancy | Pre-clinical | 13.9700 | 3.19550 | 0.07 |
Clinical | 13.2944 | 2.76994 | ||
Nursing | Pre-clinical | 14.8900 | 3.03812 | 0.05* |
Clinical | 14.1889 | 2.74582 | ||
Law | Pre-clinical | 15.3800 | 3.22484 | 0.08 |
Clinical | 14.7389 | 2.81330 | ||
Secondary school teaching | Pre-clinical | 11.5700 | 3.10833 | 0.01* |
Clinical | 10.5944 | 2.54501 | ||
Pharmacy | Pre-clinical | 14.9300 | 3.01597 | 0.02* |
Clinical | 14.1000 | 2.68474 | ||
Veterinary medicine | Pre-clinical | 12.3900 | 3.47253 | 0.03* |
Clinical | 11.5000 | 3.10253 | ||
Journalism | Pre-clinical | 12.5900 | 3.08497 | 0.02* |
Clinical | 11.6833 | 3.25538 | ||
Surveying | Pre-clinical | 11.9800 | 3.20977 | 0.51 |
Clinical | 11.7167 | 3.17510 |