Table 3.

Participants’ responses to close-ended questions bordering on their reaction and personal reflections about SCEP

	Frequency	%
Do you feel that SCEP was worth your time? (N = 296)
No	2	0.7
Not sure	11	3.7
Yes	283	95.6
Do you think that SCEP was successful? (N = 297)
No	10	3.4
Not sure	10	3.4
Yes	277	93.3
Did you have any anxieties before visiting the community? (N = 294)
No	79	26.9
Not sure	12	4.1
Yes	203	69.0
Did you like the community to which you were posted? (N = 297)
No	23	7.7
Not sure	21	7.1
Yes	253	85.2
Were your anxieties alleviated once you settled in the community? ( N = 296)
No	24	8.1
Not applicable	72	24.3
Not sure	24	8.1
Yes	176	59.5
Were the preparations (lectures, seminars, pep talks) prior to SCEP satisfactory? (n = 297)
No	32	10.8
Not sure	32	7.7
Yes	242	81.5
Were you happy with the lecturers/facilitators for SCEP? (N = 297)
No	4	1.3
Not sure	10	3.4
Yes	283	95.3