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Table 2 AAU medical students’ reported opinion about their expectation of medical education, instructors’ roles model and rate of attendance of instructors during lectures and practical sessions by gender

From: Attitudes of undergraduate medical students of Addis Ababa University towards medical practice and migration, Ethiopia

 

Gender

 

Total, n (%)*

p-value

 

Male, n (%)

Female, n (%)

  

Agreement on medical education to the standard of the respondent’s expectation

    

 Completely agree

30 (7.5)

9 (4.6)

39 (6.6)

0.504

 Agree

87 (21.8)

34 (17.5)

121 (20.4)

0.225

 Somewhat agree

144 (36.1)

79 (40.7)

223 (37.6)

0.275

 Disagree or completely disagree

138 (34.6)

72 (37.1)

210 (35.4)

0.546

Agreement on instructors as a role model for medical students

    

 Completely agree

79 (19.8)

41 (21.1)

120 (20.2)

0.704

 Agree

172 (43.1)

79 (40.7)

251 (42.3)

0.581

 Somewhat agree

111 (27.8)

64 (33.0)

175 (29.5)

0.195

 Disagree or completely disagree

37 (9.3)

10 (5.2)

47 (7.9)

0.082

Rate about the attendance of instructors during lectures and practical sessions

    

 Excellent

103 (25.8)

59 (30.4)

162 (27.3)

0.238

 Very good

127 (31.8)

74 (38.1)

201 (33.9)

0.127

 Good

109 (27.3)

43 (22.2)

152 (25.6)

0.177

 Fair

46 (11.5)

16 (8.2)

62 (10.5)

0.221

 Bad

14 (3.5)

2 (1.0)

16 (2.7)

0.081

Total, N (%)

399 (67.3)

194 (32.5)

593 (100)

 
  1. *Data missing for 7 participants.
  2. Source: A survey conducted in June 2009 among 600 Addis Ababa University medical students in Ethiopia.