Table 5.

Students’ preference for methods of patient safety education

Items	Students (n)*	Very helpful	Helpful	Less helpful	Undecided	Not helpful
Large Lecture	Medical interns	2.30	36.90	51.50	2.30	6.90
	Midwives	22.40	50.60	23.50	2.40	1.20
	Health officers	25.60	44.90	21.80	2.60	5.10
	Nurses	40.00	44.40	13.30	0.00	2.20
A real-life example of mistakes and errors presented by physicians	Medical interns	32.30	64.60	0.80	2.30	0.00
	Midwives	49.40	43.50	5.90	1.20	0.00
	Health officers	43.60	46.20	6.40	3.80	0.00
	Nurses	48.90	40.00	8.90	0.00	2.20
Independently completed computer modules	Medical interns	6.90	65.40	24.60	3.10	0.00
	Midwives	22.40	47.10	24.70	5.90	0.00
	Health officers	23.10	42.30	23.10	9.00	2.60
	Nurses	28.90	40.00	28.90	2.20	0.00
Disclosing a medical error to a standardized patient	Medical inters	3.80	48.50	31.50	8.50	7.70
	Midwives	14.10	34.10	24.70	15.30	11.80
	Health officers	19.20	25.60	41.00	9.00	5.10
	Nurses	20.00	35.60	33.30	6.70	4.40
Real-life examples of mistakes presented by patients	Medical interns	20.00	64.60	12.30	3.10	0.00
	Midwives	32.90	43.50	17.60	0.00	5.90
	Health officers	24.40	47.40	19.20	9.00	0.00
	Nurses	40.00	46.70	11.10	0.00	2.20
Independent study with reading and reflection	Medical interns	7.70	51.50	33.80	6.90	0.00
	Midwives	22.40	51.80	21.20	3.50	1.20
	Health officers	21.80	46.20	25.60	5.10	1.30
	Nurses	28.90	55.60	6.70	8.90	0.00
Problem-based learning	Medical interns	74.60	23.80	1.50	0.00	0.00
	Midwives	57.60	37.60	4.70	0.00	0.00
	Health officers	56.40	29.50	11.50	1.30	1.30
	Nurses	51.10	44.40	2.20	2.20	0.00

*Medical interns=130, Midwives=85, Health officers=78, and Nurses=45