Table 2.

Student self perceived confidence in history taking in emergency and outpatient presentations

I feel confident and well equipped to take a history in the following emergency presentations:	Percentage broad agreement
Abdominal pain in late pregnancy	82.1
Vaginal bleeding in late pregnancy	84
Vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy	88.3
Acute abdominal/pelvic pain in a young woman	93.3
I feel confident and well equipped to take a history in the following conditions or presentations to an outpatient or GP clinic:
Violence or sexual abuse	40
Premenstrual tension	45.3
Chronic pelvic pain	60.9
Dyspareunia	61.7
Infertility	64.6
Vaginal prolapse	70.4
Unplanned pregnancy	72
PCOS/hyperandrogenism	73.1
Urinary incontinence	75.7
Vaginal discharge	77.3
Sexually transmitted infections	82.6
Abnormal menstruation	82.7
Amenorrhea	83.3
A request for contraception	83.8
Menopausal symptoms	86.9
Postmenopausal bleeding	87.6

The percentage of respondents who agreed or strongly agreed with the statement is shown (percentage broad agreement). The expectation of our faculty was that students should be competent in history taking in all of the presentations listed.