Table 6.
Univariate analysis of student self-reported attitudes and behaviours related to cheating and stealing by gender, class (basic, clinical) and type of medical college (private, public)*
| Scenarios related to cheating and stealing | Male | Female | 95% CI | Basic | Clinical | 95% CI | Private | Public | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A student cheats in an examination. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| a. The student is wrong. |
145/205 (71) |
211/251 (84) |
-21, -6 |
237/266 (89) |
123/196 (63) |
19, 34 |
227/260 (87) |
133/202 (66) |
14, 29 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
85/203 (42) |
57/250 (23) |
11, 28 |
63/262 (24) |
81/197 (41) |
-26, -8 |
62/259 (24) |
82/200 (41) |
-26, -8 |
|
A student reports that another student was cheating during an examination. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| a. The student is wrong. |
103/206 (50) |
101/252 (40) |
1, 19 |
93/266 (35) |
115/198 (58) |
-32, -14 |
107/259 (41) |
101/205 (49) |
-17, 1 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. |
30/205 (15) |
34/248 (14) |
-6, 7 |
42/263 (16) |
24/196 (12) |
-3, 10 |
37/258 (14) |
29/201 (14) |
-7, 6 |
|
A model goes missing from the Anatomy lab and a student who is aware of the culprit reports the information to the concerned faculty/staff. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| a. The student is wrong. |
47/206 (23) |
46/252 (18) |
-3, 12 |
50/266 (19) |
45/198 (23) |
-12, 3.6 |
54/260 (21) |
41/204 (20) |
-7, 8 |
| b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 55/206 (27) | 71/249 (29) | -10, 7 | 85/263 (32) | 42/198 (21) | 3, 19 | 91/259 (35) | 36/202 (18) | 9, 25 |
*Agreement with the scenario stems i.e. a response of “Yes”, is reported here in absolute numbers out of total number of respondents in the sub-group and corresponding percentages. Remaining responses were either “No” or “Not sure”. Not all respondents provided an answer to each scenario/question. Significant differences are in bold text.