Table 2 Attitudes, knowledge, and awareness of working in the community for medical students pre and post program

Attitude: to what extent do you agree or disagree with each statement:

Respect for values that differ from one’s own is necessary to provide competent care

3.71 (0.54)

3.86 (0.38)

-1.95

0.052

HCPs should involve patients and families in the decision-making process

3.59 (0.53)

3.66 (0.51)

-0.96

0.336

Intention: to what extent do you intend to use this knowledge/skill

Working with clients on modification of risk health behaviors

3.18 (0.73)

3.25 (0.62)

-0.83

0.41

Using a community’s demographic statistics to identify key issues

3.25 (0.83)

3.41 (0.70)

-1.59

0.11

Coordination of health care services as a member of multidisciplinary teams

3.66 (0.58)

3.71 (0.51)

-0.67

0.50

Promoting healthy lifestyles in communities

3.44 (0.75)

3.46 (0.66)

-0.46

0.64

Intention (Total scale)

3.38 (0.56)

3.44 (0.46)

-0.81

0.42

How much knowledge and awareness do you have about:

Non-financial barriers to health care

2.63 (0.72)

3.06 (0.67)

-3.83

P < 0.001

Disparities in health status between periphery and center and between general and minority populations

3.10 (0.75)

3.34 (0.71)

-2.58

0.010*

Sources of support and resources in the community

2.45 (0.71)

2.71 (0.79)

-2.37

0.018*

Basic self-care practices as a part of healthy lifestyles

2.56 (0.78)

2.93 (0.69)

-3.12

0.002*

Chronic disease risk factors

3.41 (0.66)

3.60 (0.57)

-2.06

0.039*

Knowledge and awareness about community working (Total scale)

2.83 (0.51)

3.13 (0.50)

-4.12

P < 0.001

Knowledge level of common chronic diseases

Diabetes

4.01 (0.84)

4.36 (0.67)

-3.29

0.001*

Hypertension

3.96 (0.86)

4.23 (0.77)

-2.81

0.005*

Hyperlipidemia

3.80 (0.94)

4.15 (0.74)

-3.37

0.001*

Heart disease

3.92 (0.92)

4.25 (0.78)

-3.01

0.002*

COPD

3.80 (0.91)

4.04 (0.82)

-2.43

0.015*

Knowledge level of common chronic diseases (Total Scale)

3.90 (0.78)

4.21 (0.65)

-3.82

P < 0.001

Knowledge level of the cultural beliefs of the Galilee populations

Muslim Arabs

3.06 (1.15)

3.34 (1.10)

-3.28

0.001*

Christian Arabs

3.04 (1.14)

3.18 (1.03)

-1.33

0.185

Druze

2.70 (1.06)

2.88 (0.96)

-1.62

0.105

Jewish orthodox

3.36 (0.89)

3.56 (0.96)

-2.32

0.020*

Ethiopians

2.30 (0.94)

2.40 (0.98)

-0.93

0.351

Knowledge level of the cultural beliefs (Total Scale)

2.89 (0.72)

3.07 (0.74)

-2.64

0.008*

Familiarity with the attitudes and beliefs about emotional disorders of the Galilee communities

Muslim Arabs

2.38 (1.17)

2.88 (1.20)

-3.85

P < 0.001

Christian Arabs

2.19 (1.11)

2.78 (1.13)

-4.07

P < 0.001

Druze

1.96 (0.90)

2.52 (0.97)

-3.92

P < 0.001

Jewish orthodox

2.48 (1.15)

2.93 (1.17)

-3.20

0.001*

Ethiopians

1.96 (0.96)

2.27 (0.85)

-2.43

0.015*

Familiarity with the attitudes and beliefs (Total Scale)

2.19 (0.85)

2.68 (0.84)

-4.24

P < 0.001

Confidence: How confident are

you in your ability to:

Review the medications prescribed to the patient and check for any discrepancies

3.66 (1.13)

3.84 (0.94)

-1.59

0.113

Develop a follow-up plan for an unbalanced chronic patient

3.32 (1.15)

3.48 (0.91)

-1.01

0.314

Perform an assessment of the patient’s functional abilities at home

3.66 (0.87)

3.67 (0.99)

-0.42

0.967

Communicate properly with a multi-professional staff at the clinic

4.38 (0.68)

4.58 (0.67)

-2.04

0.042*

Communicate properly with a patient who comes from a culture different from your own

4.43 (0.72)

4.44 (0.67)

-0.91

0.363

Communicate properly with a patient who does not speak your language

3.52 (1.08)

3.55 (0.96)

-0.101

0.910

Confidence (Total Scale)

3.83 (0.64)

3.90 (0.61)

-1.12

0.262