Table 2.
Medical Students’ Responses to Each Statement by Academic Year
| Statement | Introductory Year, n (%) | First Year, n (%) | Second Year, n (%) | Third Year, n (%) | Fourth Year, n (%) | Fifth Year, n (%) | Pearson Chi-Squared Value, df, p Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. As a medical undergraduate, I think I have a responsibility to contribute to the health services of the country during the COVID-19 outbreak. | 142 (91.6%) | 140 (95.2%) | 96 (95.1%) | 140 (92.7%) | 171 (95.0%) | 115 (94.3%) | χ2=2.9, df=5, p=0.716 |
| 2. As a medical undergraduate, I think I have adequate medical knowledge to contribute to the health services of the country during the COVID-19 outbreak. | 28 (18.1%) | 42 (28.6%) | 43 (42.6%) | 62 (41.1%) | 130 (72.2%) | 91 (74.6%) | χ2=158.4, df=5, p<0.001 |
| 3. As a medical undergraduate, I think I have adequate clinical skills to contribute to the health services of the country during the COVID-19 outbreak. | 5 (3.2%) | 12 (8.2%) | 7 (6.9%) | 18 (11.9%) | 76 (42.2%) | 80 (65.6%) | χ2=239.1, df=5, p<0.001 |
| 4. As a medical undergraduate, I think I can help the curative health sector in COVID-19 patient management in hospitals. | 43 (27.7%) | 49 (33.3%) | 34 (33.7%) | 58 (38.4%) | 101 (56.1%) | 95 (77.9%) | χ2=96.9, df=5, p<0.001 |
| 5. As a medical undergraduate, I think I can help the curative health sector in managing other patients in hospitals, as health care staff is busy managing the COVID-19 patients. | 52 (33.6%) | 65 (44.2%) | 43 (42.6%) | 76 (50.3%) | 126 (70.0%) | 101 (82.1%) | χ2=97.2, df=5, p<0.001 |
| 6. As a medical undergraduate, I think I can help the preventive health sector in contact tracing activities of the COVID-19 patients in the field. | 79 (50.9%) | 103 (70.1%) | 74 (73.3%) | 133 (88.1%) | 153 (85.0%) | 111 (90.9%) | χ2=92.3, df=5, p<0.001 |
| 7. As a medical undergraduate, I think I can help the preventive health sector in developing health education messages for COVID-19 prevention and control. | 120 (77.4%) | 132 (89.8%) | 95 (94.1%) | 146 (96.7%) | 164 (91.1%) | 113 (92.6%) | χ2=37.6, df=5, p<0.001 |
| 8. As a medical undergraduate, I think I can help the health sector in disseminating health messages on COVID-19 prevention and control. | 112 (72.3%) | 126 (85.7%) | 90 (89.1%) | 141 (93.4%) | 158 (87.8%) | 117 (95.9%) | χ2=44.2, df=5, p<0.001 |
| 9. I think the government and/or the health sector is effectively utilizing the potential of medical undergraduates in health sector response during the COVID-19 outbreak. | 57 (36.8%) | 61 (41.5%) | 36 (35.6%) | 51 (33.8%) | 41 (22.8%) | 28 (22.9%) | χ2=20.2, df=5, p=0.001 |
| 10. I think the medical undergraduates as student groups, are actively involved in health activities related to COVID-19. | 88 (56.8%) | 88 (59.9%) | 50 (49.5%) | 73 (48.3%) | 51 (28.3%) | 30 (24.6%) | χ2=64.1, df=5, p<0.001 |