Unrolling the Mat: A Mixed-Methods Study of Yoga Awareness, Perceptions, and Barriers to Daily Practice Among MBBS Students.

Cureus · 2025 · PMC12319258 · PMID 40761968

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0.0510

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0.0970

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borderline significantp = 0.051so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

The item “Yoga should be recommended as complementary therapy for managing lifestyle disorders” showed a borderline significant difference across batches (χ2 = 9.45, df = 4, p = 0.051), with a small effect size (ε2 = 0.0614).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.07so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Notably, 83.33% of females cited time constraints compared to 68.14% of males, though this difference did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.07).

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a trend toward significancep = 0.097so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

However, the item “Familiar with yoga” showed a trend toward significance across academic years (p = 0.097), hinting that exposure to yoga may slightly increase with advancement through the MBBS program.

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a near-significant trendno p-value reported

While the idea of daily yoga sessions also received moderate agreement (mean = 3.66, SD = 1.19), no significant differences were observed across gender (U = 2236, p = 0.567) or academic year (χ2 = 7.83, p = 0.098), though a near-significant trend was noted across batches.

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