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Table 3 Perception of discipline, plagiarism and sexual harassment among medical students

From: Unethical behavior and professionalism among medical students in a private medical university in Malaysia

 

Disagree

Neutral

Agree

Mean

SD

Discipline

   

2.54

 

 Being regularly late to class

136 (29.3%)

328 (70%)

0

2.1

1.4

 Rude to other students

85 (18.3%)

46 (9.9%)

333 (71.8%)

2.8

1.3

 Does not show interest in class

80 (17.2%)

176 (37.9%)

208 (44.9%)

2.9

1.1

 Absent from class regularly

78 (16.8%)

127 (27.4%)

259 (55.8%)

2.6

1.2

 Talking in class during lecture

55 (11.9%)

156 (33.6%)

251 (54.1%)

2.6

1.8

 Using headphones in class during lecture

81 (17.4%)

175 (37.7%)

208 (44.8%)

2.4

1.1

 Sleeping in class during lecture

90 (19.4%)

170 (36.6%)

203 (43.7%)

2.4

1.5

Plagiarism and cheating

   

2.5

 

 Plagiarism

73 (15.7%)

88 (19%)

302 (65.1%)

2.6

1.8

 Copying assignments form other students

79 (17.0%)

127 (27.4%)

257 (55.4%)

2.6

1.8

 Cheating during exams

95 (20.5%)

48 (10.3%)

319 (68.7%)

2.3

2.9

Sexual harassment

   

2.72

 

 Sexual harassment from other students

104 (22.5%)

34 (7.3%)

326 (70.1%)

2.9

1.5

 Telling vulgar jokes to opposite sex

101 (21.7%)

79 (17.0%)

284 (61.2%)

2.7

1.4