Table 1.

Results of the self-assessment questionnaire regarding skills in PAG examination. Each item of the questionnaire was scored on the 0 to 10 scale. The medians and the ranges for the self-assessment before and after intervention are presented as well as p-value for inferential statistics

Item No.	Item description	Median before (min-max)	Median after (min-max)	p
1.	Evaluation of development according to Tanner stage	5 (1–10)	6 (2–10)	0.034
2.	Assessment of adult female vulvar morphology	8 (0–10)	8 (4–10)	0.055
3.	Assessment of adolescent vulvar morphology	5 (2–9)	7 (4–10)	< 0.001
4.	Assessment of child vulvar morphology	2 (0–9)	5 (2–9)	0.002
5.	Assessment of clitoral morphology in a PAG patient	2 (0–8)	3 (2–9)	0.006
6.	Pelvic examination in an adult female	8 (0–10)	8 (0–10)	0.313
7.	Pelvic examination in an adolescent	2 (0–7)	7 (0–9)	0.001
8.	Pelvic exam of the girl below 12 years of age	0 (0–4)	5 (0–8)	< 0.001
9.	Sampling of vaginal secretion for microbiology testing in an adult female	8 (0–10)	9 (0–10)	0.094
10.	Sampling of vaginal secretion for microbiology testing in an adolescent	4 (0–10)	7 (4–10)	0.001
11.	Sampling of vaginal secretion for microbiology testing in a child	0 (0–7)	7 (4–9)	< 0.001
12.	Vaginal lavage for removing foreign body	0 (0–8)	5 (0–10)	< 0.001
13.	Communication with adolescent patient	5 (0–10)	8 (3–10)	< 0.001
14.	Communication with the child	4 (0–9)	7 (2–9)	< 0.001
15.	Global assessment of skills in PAG examination	5.5 (0–9)	7 (1–9)	0.019