Table 4 Mean competence scores of study participants in percentage by sex
From: Assessment of clinical competence of graduating medical students and associated factors in Ethiopia
Skill station | Male mean score (SD) a | Female mean score (SD) b | Mean score difference c = a-b | p-value (t-test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Focused history taking | 67.7 (14.9) | 66.9 (13.9) | 0.8 | 0.690 |
Precordium examination | 74.5 (15.9) | 71.4 (15.8) | 3.1 | 0.180 |
Interpreting chest x-ray and CBC for TB case | 76.7 (14.0) | 81.5 (13.3) | −4.5 | 0.020 |
Patient education and counseling for DM case | 72.6 (13.8) | 79.0 (13.2) | − 6.4 | 0.830 |
Prescribing medications for a case of malaria | 72.9 (16.1) | 73.5 (17.6) | −0,6 | 0.040 |
Conduct Leopold’s maneuver | 70.9 (16.8) | 65.9 (15.8) | 5.0 | 0.150 |
MVA for incomplete abortion | 61.3 (17.4) | 65.0 (16.5) | −3.7 | 0.020 |
Managing childbirth | 64.2 (16.4) | 69.9 (15.0) | −5.7 | 0.090 |
Wound suturing | 73.5 (17.9) | 77.9 (14.7) | −4.4 | 0.120 |
Emergency response for a polytrauma | 74.0 (13.9) | 77.2 (13.6) | −3.2 | 0.120 |
Obtaining consent for hernia repair | 81.0 (17.0) | 82.0 (13.6) | −1.0 | 0.660 |
Performing LP | 62.3 (20.3) | 68.9 (16.1) | −6.6 | 0.010 |
Composite mean score | 71.0 (7.4) | 73.2 (7.3) | −2.2 | 0.040 |