Table 3 Patients' preferences with regard to medical students learning by hospital

Do you prefer to be examined by? * ‡

Medical student with same sex as yours

124 (31.6)

36 (20.8)

74 (59.7)

14 (14.6)

No difference

236 (60.1)

121 (69.9)

36 (29)

79 (82.3)

I do not agree in all cases

33 (8.4)

16 (9.2)

14 (11.3)

3 (3.1)

What is your preferred number of students to exist during clinical consultation? * ‡

Nil

4 (1)

3 (1.7)

1 (0.8)

- (-)

1-3

58 (14.6)

36 (20.8)

16 (12.8)

6 (6.1)

4-8

224 (56.4)

94 (54.3)

82 (65.6)

48 (48.5)

9 or more

111 (28)

40 (23.1)

26 (20.8)

45 (45.5)

What is your preferred number of students to examine you during clinical consultation? * ‡

Nil

107 (26.8)

71 (40.6)

29 (23.2)

7 (7)

1-2

237 (59.3)

80 (45.7)

92 (73.6)

65 (65)

3-5

43 (10.8)

18 (10.3)

3 (2.4)

22 (22)

6 or more

13 (3.3)

6 (3.4)

1 (0.8)

6 (6)

Do you prefer to have the clinical examination by the medical students? * ‡

At the same time

138 (35.8)

56 (32.4)

47 (40.9)

35 (36.1)

One visit by a group

23 (6)

8 (4.6)

6 (7.8)

6 (6.2)

Frequent visits by students

73 (19)

20 (11.6)

24 (20.9)

29 (29.9)

Does not matter

151 (39.2)

89 (51.4)

35 (30.4)

27 (27.8)