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%)