Table 3. Dealing with complex ethical, social, philosophical, and legal issues surrounding the care of vulnerable populations: Compared with your training NOW, how much educational attention should the topic receive? (Mean ±SD).
| Gender | Overall (N = 108) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronbach’s α 0.969 | Female (N = 84) | Male(N = 24) | Male and female |
| 1. Care of children | 6.83±1.54* | 6.08±1.35 | 6.66±1.52 |
| 2. Care of adolescents | 7.26±1.46* | 6.38±1.44 | 7.06±1.49 |
| 3. Care of women | 7.00±1.48* | 6.21±1.35 | 6.82±1.48 |
| 4. Care of men | 6.90±1.59* | 5.71±1.55 | 6.64±1.65 |
| 5. Care of elderly people | 7.74±1.28* | 6.58±1.61 | 7.48±1.44 |
| 6. Care abused children | 8.13±1.18 | 7.50±1.67 | 7.99±1.32 |
| 7. Care in situations of domestic violence | 8.01±1.21 | 7.38±1.66 | 7.87±1.34 |
| 8. Care of patients with HIV | 7.82±1.35 | 7.59±1.79 | 7.77±1.44 |
| 9. Care of people with infectious diseases with public health consequences | 8.04±1.17 | 7.17±1.52 | 7.84±1.30 |
| 10. Care of mentally ill patients | 7.70±1.28 | 7.13±1.90 | 7.57±1.45 |
| 11. Care of terminally ill patients | 7.88±1.34 | 7.33±1.63 | 7.76±1.42 |
| 12. Care of critically ill patients | 7.79±1.252 | 6.92±1.742 | 7.59±1.414 |
| 13. Care of chronically ill patients | 7.38±1.43 | 6.71±1.73 | 7.23±1.52 |
| 14. Care of indigent (local, national) patients | 7.25±1.47* | 6.25±2.03 | 7.03±1.66 |
| 15. Care of non-Arabic speaking patients | 7.26±1.50 | 6.92±1.61 | 7.19±1.52 |
| 16. Care of suicidal patients | 7.82±1.20 | 7.25±1.65 | 7.69±1.33 |
| 17. Care of pregnant patients | 7.06±1.70 | 7.04±1.43 | 7.06±1.64 |
| 18. Care of patients from other cultures | 6.90±1.51 | 6.46±1.77 | 6.81±1.57 |
| 19. Care of violent patients | 7.40±1.38 | 6.83±1.52 | 7.28±1.43 |
| 20. Care of patients who abuse substances | 7.69±1.26* | 6.92±1.47 | 7.52±1.34 |
| 21. Care of people at risk for genetic disorders | 7.58±1.35 | 6.75±1.98 | 7.40±1.54 |
| 22. Care of patients in rural areas | 7.55±1.44* | 6.54±1.98 | 7.32±1.62 |
| 23. Care of the prisoners of war/combatant detainee | 7.68±1.46* | 6.29±2.10 | 7.37±1.71 |
| 24. Care of military or police personnel | 7.33±1.60* | 6.00±1.59 | 7.04±1.69 |
| 25. Care of employees | 7.04±1.77 | 6.33±1.52 | 6.88±1.74 |
| Group means | 7.48±1.05 | 6.77±1.30 | 7.33±1.14 (3.80–9.00) |
Rated on a scale from 1 ‘‘much less” to 5 ‘‘same” to 9 ‘‘much more” attention needed compared to now.
*Statistically significant difference between male and female, p<0.05