Table 4.
Patients’ reactions regarding medical students presenting in outpatient clinics (OPD) and taking history with and without the presence of a supervising doctor in teaching hospitals; Kuwait, April 2011 (n=932)a
| Characteristic | Present in OPD | Take history with doctor | Take history without doctor | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only males | Only females | Both males & females | Neither males nor females | Only males | Only females | Both males & females | Neither males nor females | Only males | Only females | Both males & females | Neither males nor females | |
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||
| Without pediatrics patientsb | ||||||||||||
| < 41 | 25(5.7) | 59(13.4) | 301(68.3) | 56(12.7) | 13(2.9) | 29(6.6) | 329(74.6) | 70(15.9) | 5(1.1) | 32(7.3) | 205(46.5) | 199(45.1) |
| ≥ 41 | 17(4.4) | 38(9.9) | 294(76.6) | 35(9.1) | 8(2.1) | 21(5.5) | 322(83.9) | 33(8.6) | 8(2.1) | 14(3.6) | 214(55.7) | 148(38.5) |
| Only pediatrics patientsc | ||||||||||||
| < 2 | 1(1.8) | 3(5.4) | 47(83.9) | 5(8.9) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 50(89.3) | 6(10.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 26(46.4) | 30(53.6) |
| ≥ 2 | 2(3.9) | 0(0) | 43(84.3) | 6(11.8) | 1(2) | 1(2) | 41(80.4) | 8(15.7) | 1(2) | 2(3.9) | 32(62.7) | 16(31.4) |
| Nationality | ||||||||||||
| Kuwaiti | 30(5.2) | 54(9.4) | 424(74.1) | 64(11.2) | 12(2.1) | 25(4.4) | 458(80.1) | 77(13.5) | 8(1.4) | 25(4.4) | 284(49.7) | 255(44.6) |
| Non Kuwaiti | 15(4.2) | 46(12.8) | 261(72.5) | 38(10.6) | 10(2.8) | 26(7.2) | 284(78.9) | 40(11.1) | 6(1.7) | 23(6.4) | 193(53.6) | 138(38.3) |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 40(9.2) | 11(2.5) | 348(80.2) | 35(8.1) | 20(4.6) | 8(1.8) | 355(81.8) | 51(11.8) | 13(3) | 3(0.7) | 243(56) | 175(40.3) |
| Female | 5(1) | 89(17.9) | 337(67.7) | 67(13.5) | 2(0.4) | 43(8.6) | 387(77.7) | 66(13.3) | 1(0.2) | 45(9) | 234(47) | 218(43.8) |
| Marital statusd | ||||||||||||
| Married | 27(4.6) | 81(13.8) | 412(70.2) | 67(11.4) | 12(2) | 39(6.6) | 466(79.4) | 70(11.9) | 9(1.5) | 33(5.6) | 293(49.9) | 252(42.9) |
| Not married | 15(6.3) | 16(6.7) | 183(76.9) | 24(10.1) | 9(3.8) | 11(4.6) | 185(77.7) | 33(13.9) | 4(1.7) | 13(5.5) | 126(52.9) | 95(39.9) |
| Religion | ||||||||||||
| Muslim | 44(5) | 96(11) | 638(72.8) | 98(11.2) | 22(2.5) | 49(5.6) | 693(79.1) | 112(12.8) | 14(1.6) | 48(5.5) | 448(51.1) | 366(41.8) |
| Not Muslim | 1(1.8) | 4(7.1) | 47(83.9) | 4(7.1) | 0(0) | 2(3.6) | 49(87.5) | 5(8.9) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 29(51.8) | 27(48.2) |
| Educational leveld | ||||||||||||
| ≤ Secondary | 8(3.8) | 22(10.4) | 162(76.8) | 19(9) | 2(0.9) | 16(7.6) | 170(80.6) | 23(10.9) | 4(1.9) | 12(5.7) | 125(59.2) | 70(33.2) |
| High school | 16(8.2) | 23(11.9) | 132(68) | 23(11.9) | 13(6.7) | 12(6.2) | 142(73.2) | 27(13.9) | 6(3.1) | 11(5.7) | 98(50.5) | 79(40.7) |
| Diploma | 11(6.2) | 17(9.6) | 133(74.7) | 17(9.6) | 4(2.2) | 10(5.6) | 140(78.7) | 24(13.5) | 1(0.6) | 9(5.1) | 86(48.3) | 82(46.1) |
| ≥ University | 7(2.9) | 35(14.5) | 168(69.4) | 32(13.2) | 2(0.8) | 12(5) | 199(82.2) | 29(12) | 2(0.8) | 14(5.8) | 110(45.5) | 116(47.9) |
| Occupationd | ||||||||||||
| Not employed | 17(4.2) | 66(16.2) | 284(69.6) | 41(10) | 9(2.2) | 34(8.3) | 313(76.7) | 52(12.7) | 6(1.5) | 32(7.8) | 211(51.7) | 159(39) |
| Employed | 25(6) | 31(7.4) | 311(74.6) | 50(12) | 12(2.9) | 16(3.8) | 338(81.1) | 51(12.2) | 7(1.7) | 14(3.4) | 208(49.9) | 188(45.1) |
| Family monthly income | ||||||||||||
| < 1000 KD | 28(4.9) | 72(12.5) | 407(70.8) | 68(11.8) | 16(2.8) | 37(6.4) | 446(77.6) | 76(13.2) | 10(1.7) | 34(5.9) | 293(51) | 238(41.4) |
| ≥ 1000 KD | 17(4.8) | 28(7.8) | 278(77.9) | 34(9.5) | 6(1.7) | 14(3.9) | 296(82.9) | 41(11.5) | 4(1.1) | 14(3.9) | 184(51.5) | 155(43.4) |
| Specialty/Department | ||||||||||||
| Medicine | 18(4.7) | 37(9.7) | 288(75.2) | 40(10.4) | 10(2.6) | 27(7) | 299(78.1) | 47(12.3) | 6(1.6) | 20(5.2) | 207(54) | 150(39.2) |
| Surgery | 24(7.3) | 33(10) | 243(73.6) | 30(9.1) | 11(3.3) | 15(4.5) | 271(82.1) | 33(10) | 7(2.1) | 17(5.2) | 168(50.9) | 138(41.8) |
| Pediatrics | 3(2.8) | 3(2.8) | 90(84.1) | 11(10.3) | 1(0.9) | 1(0.9) | 91(85) | 14(13.1) | 1(0.9) | 2(1.9) | 58(54.2) | 46(43) |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | 0(0) | 27(24.1) | 64(57.1) | 21(18.8) | 0(0) | 8(7.1) | 81(72.3) | 23(20.5) | 0(0) | 9(8) | 44(39.3) | 59(52.7) |
aSignificant p-values are discussed in the text.
bThe total number of patients without Pediatrics patients is 825.
cThe total number of Pediatrics patients is 107.
dThe association of these variables was tested without including Pediatrics patients.