Table 1. Student (n=94) responses on important of attributes of an effective health educator.
| Attribute | Student response % (n) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neither disagree or agree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
| 1. Enthusiasm | 3.2 (3) | 1.1 (1) | 2.1 (2) | 45.7 (43) | 47.9 (45) |
| 2. Availability | 2.1 (2) | 1.1 (1) | 17.0 (16) | 51.1 (48) | 18.7 (27) |
| 3. Clarity | 2.1 (2) | 2.1 (2) | 3.2 (3) | 35.1 (33) | 57.5 (54) |
| 4. Knowledge base | 2.1 (2) | 1.1 (1) | 2.1 (2) | 41.5 (39) | 53.2 (50) |
| 5. Feedback skills | 2.1 (2) | 0 (0) | 8.5 (8) | 53.2 (50) | 36.2 (34) |
| 6. Organisation skills | 3.2 (3) | 2.1 (2) | 6.4 (6) | 46.8 (44) | 41.5 (39) |
| 7. Professionalism | 2.1 (2) | 0 (0) | 7.5 (7) | 47.9 (45) | 42.6 (40) |
| 8. Well prepared | 2.1 (2) | 1.1 (1) | 1.1 (1) | 47.9 (45) | 47.9 (45) |
| 9. Scholarly activity | 1.1 (1) | 5.4 (5) | 48.4 (45) | 34.4 (32) | 10.8 (10) |
| 10. Non-judgemental | 2.2 (2) | 1.1 (1) | 5.4 (5) | 32.3 (30) | 59.1 (55) |
| 11. Respects students | 2.2 (2) | 1.1 (1) | 7.5 (7) | 44.1 (41) | 45.2 (42) |
| 12. Sincerity | 2.1 (2) | 0 (0) | 6.4 (6) | 54.3 (51) | 37.2 (35) |
| 13. Listening skills | 2.2 (2) | 0 (0) | 5.4 (5) | 43.2 (43) | 43.2 (43) |
| 14. Practices EBM | 2.1 (2) | 1.1 (1) | 14.9 (14) | 55.3 (52) | 26.6 (25) |
| 15. Role model | 2.1 (2) | 2.1 (2) | 12.8 (12) | 50.0 (47) | 33.0 (31) |