Table 2.

Attitudes towards presence of medical students during clinical encounters

Domains assessed	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Participant can differentiate medical students from doctors
No	189	22.1
Yes	599	70.1
Not sure	63	7.4
Missing	4
Participant has ever had medical students present during consultation with their doctors
No	188	22.0
Yes	554	64.8
Not sure	113	13.2
Feelings towards presence of medical students when patient is talking to the physician/doctor about his/her health problems
Extremely uneasy	67	7.8
Uneasy	84	9.8
Don’t mind	586	68.5
Eager	64	7.5
Very eager	54	6.3
Allowable extent of participation of medical students in patient care
Medical history taking only	59	10.7
History taking and physical examinations	121	21.8
History taking, physical examinations and procedures	338	61.0
Observe physician/ doctor as she/he does her/his work of care	36	6.5
Will never allow medical students during my care
Circumstances under which participant would allow medical students to participate in his/her care
When she/he is requested by her nurse	74	13.4
When she/he is requested by her physician/doctor	223	40.3
When she/he is requested by her clinical/medical assistant	95	17.2
Will never allow medical students during my care	162	29.2
Considerations made regarding involvement of medical students in patient care
Patients’ cultural beliefs
No	786	91.9
Yes	69	8.1
Patients’ religious beliefs
No	782	91.5
Yes	73	8.5
Consultations take longer when medical students are present
No	598	70.0
Yes	257	30.1
Patients’ personality
No	453	53.0
Yes	402	47.0
When patients condition is not too serious/bad
No	383	44.8
Yes	472	55.2
Prior experiences with medical students
No	554	64.8
Yes	301	35.2
Sex of medical student
No	185	21.6
Yes	670	78.4
Quality of care may be affected
No	595	69.6
Yes	260	30.4