| (a) Source of information for plastic surgery |
| | Options | McGill % () | Birmingham % () | χ2, p value | Non-medical staff % () | χ2, value |
| | Elective | 12.5 (9) | 2.3 (4) | 10.50, | 7.74 (13) | NS | | Media | 30.55 (22) | 69.59 (119) | 30.41, | 84.52 (142) | 32.25, | | Teaching | 38.89 (28) | 17.54 (30) | 13.06, | 3.57 (6) | 31.12, | | Friends | 26.39 (19) | 15.79 (27) | 3.87, | 14.88 (25) | 29.95, |
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| (b) Generic knowledge of plastic surgery |
| | Question | McGill % () | Birmingham % () | χ2, value | Non-medical staff % () | χ2, value |
| | Is the name “plastic” the same as “cosmetic”? | 4.17 (3) | 14.04 (24) | 4.99, | 30.95 (52) | 25.18, | | Is plastic surgery limited to a specific part of the body? | 1.4 (1) | 2.92 (5) | NS | 6.55 (11) | NS | | Do plastic surgeons deal with emergency cases? | 98.61 (71) | 92.98 (159) | NS | 79.76 (134) | 21.739, | | Should plastic surgery be included in the undergraduate curriculum? | 66.67 (48) | 48.54 (83) | 6.70, | 70.83 (119) | 11.94, | | Is it appropriate to offer cosmetic surgery operations under the National Health Service? | 40.27 (29) | 56.14 (96) | 5.10, | 69.05 (118) | 14.70, | | Would you/students consider applying for plastic surgery training? | 18.06 (13) | 18.71 (32) | NS | 75.00 (126) | 130.43, |
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| (c) Operations performed by plastic surgeons only |
| | Options | McGill % () | Birmingham % () | χ2, value | Non-medical staff % () | χ2, value |
| | Prominent ear | 37.5 (27) | 43.86 (75) | NS | 43.86 (73) | NS | | Tummy tuck | 56.94 (41) | 60.82 (104) | NS | 46.43 (78) | 7.02, | | Cleft palate | 26.39 (19) | 21.05 (36) | NS | 38.69 (65) | 12.39, | | Hand trauma | 29.17 (21) | 12.28 (21) | 10.10, | 28.57 (48) | 7.4, | | Facelift | 72.22 (52) | 76.02 (130) | NS | 60.71 (102) | 9.36, | | Skin lesions | 6.94 (5) | 8.77(15) | NS | 28.57 (48) | 29.76, | | Breast Enlargement | 70.83 (51) | 60.23 (103) | NS | 51.79 (87) | 5.5, | | Breast reduction | 56.94 (41) | 33.33 (57) | 11.74, | 41.66 (70) | NS |
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| (d) Surgical specialties overlap with plastic surgery |
| | Options | McGill % () | Birmingham % () | χ2, value | Non-medical staff % () | χ2, value |
| | Trauma and orthopaedics | 88.89 (64) | 87.13 (149) | NS | 69.64 (117) | 20.36, | | Vascular | 69.44 (50) | 62.57 (107) | NS | 23.21(39) | 68.23, | | General surgery | 69.44 (50) | 59.65 (102) | NS | 43.06 (72) | 15.53, | | Dermatology | 88.89 (64) | 88.3 (151) | NS | 55.36 (93) | 58.02, | | Ear, nose, throat (ENT) | 93.06 (67) | 80.7 (138) | 5.86, | 56.55 (95) | 38.98, | | Maxillofacial | 91.67 (66) | 94.74 (162) | NS | 79.17 (133) | 19.97, |
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