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Table 1 Number of medical schools with policies for each item and strength of the policy

From: Content and strength of conflict of interest policies at Scandinavian medical schools: a cross sectional study

Country

DENMARK

(n = 4)

NORWAY

(n = 4)

SWEDEN

(n = 7)

TOTAL

(n = 15)

Items

No. of schools with no or permissive policy (score = 0)

No. of schools with moderate policy

(score = 1)

No. of schools with restrictive policy

(score = 2)

No. of schools with no or permissive policy (score = 0)

No. of schools with moderate policy (score = 1)

No. of schools with restrictive policy (score = 2)

No. of schools with no or permissive policy (score = 0)

No. of schools with moderate policy (score = 1)

No. of schools with restrictive policy (score = 2)

No. of schools with no or permissive policy (score = 0)

No. of schools with moderate policy (score = 1)

No. of schools with restrictive policy (score = 2)

1.Gifts

1

3

0

0

3

1

0

7

0

1

13

1

2.Consulting

1

0

3

0

2

2

0

7

0

1

9

5

3.Speaking

4

0

0

2

2

0

0

7

0

6

9

0

4.Honoraria

3

1

0

0

2

2

0

1

6

3

4

8

5.Ghostwriting

2

0

2

3

1

0

4

1

2

9

2

4

6.Disclosure

0

4

0

0

2

2

0

7

0

0

13

2

7.Sales representatives

4

0

0

2

2

0

7

0

0

13

2

0

8.On-site education

3

1

0

2

2

0

5

2

0

10

5

0

9.Travel or off-site events

2

1

1

1

0

3

0

7

0

3

8

4

10.Medical school curriculum

4

0

0

2

2

0

7

0

0

13

2

0

11.Samples

4

0

0

3

1

0

6

1

0

13

2

0

Mean item scorea

0.5

0.9

0.7

0.7

Enforcement of policies

 

No

Yes

 

No

Yes

 

No

Yes

 

No

Yes

 

Oversight

1

3

1

3

0

7

2

13

Sanctions

1

3

1

3

0

7

2

13

  1. aCalculated as the sum of the scores divided by number of items (i.e., 11) and number of institutions