Research Article
Patients’ Perception toward Medical Students’ Involvement in Their Surgical Care: Single Center Study
Table 5
Patients comfort level toward the number, gender, and medical training year of the medical students.
| | Male | Female | value | Total | | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| How many medical students would you be comfortable with? | | | | | (i) 0 | 3 (6.2%) | 5 (6.6%) | 0.663 | 8 (6.5%) | (ii) 1 | 10 (20.8%) | 15 (19.7%) | 25 (20.2%) | (iii) 2 | 17 (35.4%) | 29 (38.2%) | 46 (37.1%) | (iv) 3 | 8 (16.7%) | 8 (10.5%) | 16 (12.9%) | (v) Less than 5 | 4 (8.3%) | 13 (17.1%) | 17 (13.7%) | (vi) More than 5 | 6 (12.5%) | 6 (7.9%) | 12 (9.7%) | Which level of student training year would you be comfortable with? | | | | | (i) Fourth year | 0 (0%) | 1 (1.3%) | 0.615 | 6 (4.7%) | (ii) Fifth year | 2 (4.2%) | 1 (1.3%) | 40 (31.5%) | (iii) Sixth year | 19 (39.6%) | 34 (43.6%) | 75 (59.1%) | (iv) No difference | 27 (56.2%) | 42 (53.8%) | 6 (4.7%) | Which gender of medical student will you prefer? | | | | | (i) Male | 3 (6.1%) | 3 (3.8%) | 0.001 | 6 (4.7%) | (ii) Female | 3 (6.1%) | 37 (47.4%) | 40 (31.5%) | (iii) Both | 42 (85.7%) | 33 (42.3%) | 75 (59.1%) | (iv) I do not know | 1 (2.1%) | 5 (6.4%) | 6 (4.7%) | Does the general appearance and manner of the students affect your cooperation with them? | | | | | Yes | 29 (58%) | 43 (55.8%) | 0.811 | 72 (56.7%) |
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