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Table 2 Patients' attitudes towards medical students learning by hospital•

From: Patient attitudes towards medical students at Damascus University teaching hospitals

Item

Al Assad University Hospital (100)

No (%)

Maternity University Hospital (125)

No (%)

Al Mouassat University Hospital (175)

No (%)

All patients (400)

No (%)

Do you approve the existence of medical students during clinical encounter? *

Yes

82 (82.8)

70 (56)

118 (67.8)

270 (67.8)

No

4 (4)

32 (25.6)

23 (13.2)

59 (14.8)

Does not matter

13 (13.1)

23 (18.4)

33 (19)

69 (17.3)

Do you feel comfortable in the existence of medical students? *

Yes

68 (70.1)

64 (51.2)

99 (56.6)

231 (58.2)

No

5 (5.2)

11 (8.8)

25 (14.3)

41 (10.3)

Does not matter

24 (24.7)

50 (40.0)

51 (29.1)

125 (31.5)

Do you approve being examined by medical students under supervision? *

Yes

96 (96)

91 (72.8)

139 (79.4)

326 (81.5)

No

3 (3)

30 (24)

29 (16.6)

62 (15.5)

Does not matter

1 (1)

4 (3.2)

7 (4)

12 (3)

Do you approve being examined by medical students in the absence of supervision? *

Yes

47 (47)

27 (21.6)

86 (49.7)

160 (40.2)

No

44 (44)

94 (75.2)

79 (45.7)

217 (54.5)

Does not matter

9 (9)

4 (3.2)

8 (4.6)

21 (5.3)

Do you approve having your clinical case discussed in front of you by clinical staff and medical students?

Yes

89 (90.8)

113 (91.9)

145 (83.3)

347 (87.8)

No

8 (8.2)

9 (7.3)

27 (15.5)

44 (11.1)

Does not matter

1 (1)

1 (0.8)

2 (1.1)

4 (1)

Does the part of your body to be examined affects your approval of involving a medical student in the clinical exam? ‡

Yes

30 (30.6)

104 (83.9)

46 (27.1)

180 (45.9)

No

59 (60.2)

14 (11.3)

92 (54.1)

165 (42.1)

Does not matter

9 (9.2)

6 (4.8)

32 (18.8)

47 (12)

Do you think that you have the right to approve or disapprove the existence of medical students during the clinical encounter? * ‡

Yes

19 (19.2)

45 (36)

77 (44)

141 (35.5)

No

56 (56.6)

50 (40)

62 (35.4)

168 (42.1)

Does not know

24 (24.2)

30 (24)

36 (20.6)

90 (22.6)

  1. * P < 0.001
  2. ‡ P < 0.05 after stratifying for sex of the patient
  3. •Total might be less than 400 due to missing values