Table 5.
Patients’ reactions regarding medical students observing the doctor examining them and examining them with and without the presence of a doctor in teaching hospitals; Kuwait, April 2011 (n=932)a
| Characteristic | Present during examination | Examine with doctor | Examine 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 | 26(5.9) | 69(15.6) | 227(51.5) | 119(27) | 25(5.7) | 66(15) | 209(47.4) | 141(32) | 13(2.9) | 35(7.9) | 96(21.8) | 297(67.3) |
| ≥ 41 | 22(5.7) | 54(14.1) | 235(61.2) | 73(19) | 25(6.5) | 47(12.2) | 227(59.1) | 85(22.1) | 13(3.4) | 25(6.5) | 123(32) | 223(58.1) |
| Only pediatrics patientsc | ||||||||||||
| < 2 | 1(1.8) | 2(3.6) | 39(69.6) | 14(25) | 0(0) | 2(3.6) | 34(60.7) | 20(35.7) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 20(35.7) | 36(64.3) |
| ≥ 2 | 1(2) | 4(7.8) | 34(66.7) | 12(23.5) | 2(3.9) | 4(7.8) | 33(64.7) | 12(23.5) | 1(2) | 2(3.9) | 24(47.1) | 24(47.1) |
| Nationality | ||||||||||||
| Kuwaiti | 34(5.9) | 73(12.8) | 318(55.6) | 147(25.7) | 38(6.6) | 63(11) | 299(52.3) | 172(30.1) | 16(2.8) | 39(6.8) | 145(25.3) | 372(65) |
| Non Kuwaiti | 16(4.4) | 56(15.6) | 217(60.3) | 71(19.7) | 14(3.9) | 56(15.6) | 204(56.7) | 86(23.9) | 11(3.1) | 23(6.4) | 118(32.8) | 208(57.8) |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 50(11.5) | 4(0.9) | 315(72.6) | 65(15) | 50(11.5) | 5(1.2) | 292(67.3) | 87(20) | 27(6.2) | 4(0.9) | 155(35.7) | 248(57.1) |
| Female | 0(0) | 125(25.1) | 220(44.2) | 153(30.7) | 2(0.4) | 114(22.9) | 211(42.4) | 171(34.3) | 0(0) | 58(11.6) | 108(21.7) | 332(66.7) |
| Marital statusd | ||||||||||||
| Married | 34(5.8) | 98(16.7) | 313(53.3) | 142(24.2) | 36(6.1) | 90(15.3) | 298(50.8) | 163(27.8) | 17(2.9) | 45(7.7) | 145(24.7) | 380(64.7) |
| Not married | 14(5.9) | 25(10.5) | 149(62.6) | 50(21) | 14(5.9) | 23(9.7) | 138(58) | 63(26.5) | 9(3.8) | 15(6.3) | 74(31.1) | 140(58.8) |
| Religion | ||||||||||||
| Muslim | 50(5.7) | 122(13.9) | 495(56.5) | 209(23.9) | 52(5.9) | 112(12.8) | 464(53) | 248(28.3) | 27(3.1) | 60(6.8) | 246(28.1) | 543(62) |
| Not Muslim | 0(0) | 7(12.5) | 40(71.4) | 9(16.1) | 0(0) | 7(12.5) | 39(69.6) | 10(17.9) | 0(0) | 2(3.6) | 17(30.4) | 37(66.1) |
| Educational leveld | ||||||||||||
| ≤ Secondary | 6(2.8) | 30(14.2) | 135(64) | 40(19) | 7(3.3) | 28(13.3) | 124(58.8) | 52(24.6) | 3(1.4) | 17(8.1) | 74(35.1) | 117(55.5) |
| High school | 18(9.3) | 25(12.9) | 96(49.5) | 55(28.4) | 16(8.2) | 28(14.4) | 95(49) | 55(28.4) | 7(3.6) | 11(5.7) | 49(25.3) | 127(65.5) |
| Diploma | 13(7.3) | 26(14.6) | 100(56.2) | 39(21.9) | 14(7.9) | 212(11.8) | 97(54.5) | 46(25.8) | 8(4.5) | 14(7.9) | 42(23.6) | 114(64) |
| ≥ University | 11(4.5) | 42(17.4) | 131(54.1) | 58(24) | 13(5.4) | 36(14.9) | 120(49.6) | 73(30.2) | 8(3.3) | 18(7.4) | 54(22.3) | 162(66.9) |
| Occupationd | ||||||||||||
| Not employed | 15(3.7) | 85(20.8) | 211(51.7) | 97(23.8) | 20(4.9) | 83(20.3) | 201(49.3) | 104(25.5) | 11(2.7) | 40(9.8) | 100(24.5) | 257(63) |
| Employed | 33(7.9) | 38(9.1) | 251(60.2) | 95(22.8) | 30(7.2) | 30(7.2) | 235(56.4) | 122(29.3) | 15(3.6) | 20(4.8) | 119(28.5) | 263(63.1) |
| Family monthly income | ||||||||||||
| < 1000 KD | 30(5.2) | 84(14.6) | 330(57.4) | 131(22.8) | 30(5.2) | 83(14.4) | 308(53.6) | 154(26.8) | 20(3.5) | 44(7.7) | 159(27.7) | 352(61.2) |
| ≥ 1000 KD | 20(5.6) | 45(12.6) | 205(57.4) | 87(24.4) | 22(6.2) | 36(10.1) | 195(54.6) | 104(29.1) | 7(2) | 18(5) | 104(29.1) | 228(63.9) |
| Specialty/Department | ||||||||||||
| Medicine | 21(5.5) | 48(12.5) | 242(63.2) | 72(18.8) | 22(5.7) | 43(11.2) | 228(59.5) | 90(23.5) | 14(3.7) | 30(7.8) | 119(31.1) | 220(57.4) |
| Surgery | 27(8.2) | 42(12.7) | 190(57.6) | 71(21.5) | 27(8.2) | 35(10.6) | 181(54.8) | 87(26.4) | 12(3.6) | 19(5.8) | 89(27) | 210(63.6) |
| Pediatrics | 2(1.9) | 6(5.6) | 73(68.2) | 26(24.3) | 2(1.9) | 6(5.6) | 67(62.6) | 32(29.9) | 1(0.9) | 2(1.9) | 44(41.1) | 60(56.1) |
| Obstetrics/Gynecology | 0(0) | 33(29.5) | 30(26.8) | 49(43.8) | 1(0.9) | 35(31.3) | 27(24.1) | 49(43.8) | 0(0) | 11(9.8) | 11(9.8) | 90(80.4) |
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.