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Table 2 Student self perceived confidence in history taking in emergency and outpatient presentations

From: Medical student self-reported confidence in obstetrics and gynaecology: development of a core clinical competencies document

I feel confident and well equipped to take a history in the following emergency presentations:

Percentage broad agreement

Abdominal pain in late pregnancy

82.1

Vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy

84

Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy

88.3

Acute abdominal/pelvic pain in a young woman

93.3

I feel confident and well equipped to take a history in the following conditions or presentations to an outpatient or GP clinic:

 

Violence or sexual abuse

40

Premenstrual tension

45.3

Chronic pelvic pain

60.9

Dyspareunia

61.7

Infertility

64.6

Vaginal prolapse

70.4

Unplanned pregnancy

72

PCOS/hyperandrogenism

73.1

Urinary incontinence

75.7

Vaginal discharge

77.3

Sexually transmitted infections

82.6

Abnormal menstruation

82.7

Amenorrhea

83.3

A request for contraception

83.8

Menopausal symptoms

86.9

Postmenopausal bleeding

87.6

  1. The percentage of respondents who agreed or strongly agreed with the statement is shown (percentage broad agreement). The expectation of our faculty was that students should be competent in history taking in all of the presentations listed.