Table 2 Factors affecting clinical examination as perceived by students
All n (%) | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Has a patient of the other sex refused to have you present during a clinical examination? | |||
Always | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
Never | 19 (10) | 9 (10) | 10 (10) |
Rarely | 91 (48) | 47 (53) | 44 (44) |
Sometimes | 77 (41) | 32 (36) | 45 (46) |
Total | 188 (100) | 89 (100) | 99 (100) |
How does your gender affect your learning experience? | |||
Does not at all | 107 (57) | 57 (64) | 50 (51) |
Negatively | 34 (18) | 14 (16) | 20 (20) |
Positively | 47 (25) | 18 (20) | 29 (29) |
Total | 188 (100) | 89 (100) | 99 (100) |
Which of the following have impacted your clinical examination of the other sex? | |||
Examining a patient from another sex may lead to misunderstanding | 36 (11) | 13 (9) | 23 (13) |
Examining a patient from another sex may make you shy/embarrassed | 77 (23) | 40 (27) | 37 (20) |
Lack of privacy of patients’ rooms in Jordan | 68 (20) | 27 (18) | 41 (23) |
Cultural and religious traditions | 116 (35) | 50 (33) | 66 (36) |
None of the above | 35 (11) | 20 (13) | 15 (8) |
Total | 332 (100) | 150 (100) | 182 (100) |
Do you feel supported by your supervisor to conduct intimate clinical examinations? | |||
Always | 44 (23) | 28 (32) | 16 (16) |
Never | 18 (10) | 3 (3) | 15 (15) |
Rarely | 53 (28) | 17 (19) | 36 (36) |
Sometimes | 73 (39) | 41 (46) | 32 (32) |
Total | 188 (100) | 89 (100) | 99 (100) |
Has a patient refused ever to give you a consent for doing an intimate clinical examination? | |||
No | 44 (23) | 18 (20) | 26 (26) |
Yes | 144 (77) | 71 (80) | 73 (74) |
Total | 188 (100) | 89 (100) | 99 (100) |
If you answered the last question with “yes” was the patient who refused of the other sex? | |||
No | 40 (28) | 18 (25.4) | 22 (30) |
Yes | 103 (72) | 52 (73.2) | 51 (70) |
Missing | 1 (0) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0) |
Total | 144 (100) | 71 (100) | 73 (100) |