Table 4.
Student’s Attitude During COVID-19 Pandemic
| Medical students’ attitudes toward the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| Frequency | Percent | ||
| Better to help out in hospitals during the pandemic | 273 | 29.6 | |
| I feel like I am wasting my academic potential due to COVID-19 pandemic” | 323 | 35.0 | |
| Worried about losing chances to apply for specialty training due to COVID-19 | 391 | 42.4 | |
| COVID-19 has negatively affected my well-being | 283 | 30.7 | |
| Worried about being exposed to COVID-19 during clinical practice/training | 321 | 34.8 | |
| Worried about being exposed to COVID-19 in the community | 275 | 29.8 | |
| COVID-19 has had no effect on my educational progress and career | 166 | 18.0 | |
| COVID-19 has had no effect on enrolling in specialties requiring safe care | 112 | 12.1 | |
| Admire the way medical faculty efforts to guide career development | 142 | 15.4 | |
| Concerned about the effects of COVID-19 on training progression timeline | 200 | 21.7 | |
| Content with the response of local authorities to the COVID-19 pandemic | 114 | 12.4 | |
| Content with the response of medical students’ associations to COVID-19 | 109 | 11.8 | |
| COVID-19 affected my physical well-being and overall health | 161 | 17.5 | |
| COVID-19 affected my mental well-being and personal mood | 244 | 26.5 | |
| COVID-19 affected my social well-being and social activities | 253 | 27.4 | |
| COVID-19 affected my intellectual well-being and ability to learn | 169 | 18.3 | |
| COVID-19 affected my ability to find a safe environment for working and learning | 185 | 20.1 | |
| Total | 922 | 100.0 | |
| Knowledge of medical students toward e-learning | |||
| Frequency | Percent | ||
| E-Learning depends on a comprehensive digital electronic environment displaying educational curriculum through electronic networks | 451 | 48.9 | |
| E-Learning is an interactive system that provides an opportunity t learn through Information and Telecommunication Technology | 423 | 45.9 | |
| E-learning in the medical field is not considered less expensive than conventional learning | 255 | 27.7 | |
| E-learning provides digital multimedia content (written text, audio, video, and images) | 367 | 39.8 | |
| One of the benefits of E-learning with live content is that the scholar receives instant feedback from the instructor | 207 | 22.5 | |
| E-learning is considered a type of tele-education | 248 | 26.9 | |
| Advantages of e-learning? | |||
| Frequency | Percent | ||
| Limited consequences of social contact | 365 | 39.6 | |
| Saves money and energy from using transportation from and to university, a more straightforward method of learning | 603 | 65.4 | |
| Less absenteeism than traditional teaching | 355 | 38.5 | |
| Better interaction of students in classes | 230 | 24.9 | |
| Better/higher academic achievement | 232 | 25.2 | |
| Disadvantages of e-learning? | |||
| Frequency | Percent | ||
| Needs technical means | 386 | 41.9 | |
| No direct contact with the lecturer | 466 | 50.5 | |
| No clinical access | 555 | 60.2 | |
| Inability to provide a calm environment in the house while having the online class | 323 | 35.0 | |
| Worse/lower academic achievement | 302 | 32.8 | |
| Cannot yet adapt to e-learning | 280 | 30.4 | |
| More absences than in traditional teaching | 296 | 32.1 | |
| Feeling online classes are not safe | 160 | 17.4 | |
| Total | 922 | 100.0 | |
| What percentage of your online classes could you attend at home per week? | |||
| Frequency | Percent | ||
| Less than 50% | 137 | 14.9 | |
| 50–80% | 409 | 44.4 | |
| More than 80% | 376 | 40.8 | |
| Total | 922 | 100.0 | |
| What is the cause that prevents you from attending online classes? | |||
| Frequency | Percent | ||
| Uncomfortable | 282 | 30.6 | |
| Not that importance | 328 | 35.6 | |
| Bad internet connection | 409 | 44.4 | |
| Inappropriate timing | 385 | 41.8 | |
| Student-lecture interaction | |||
| Frequency | Percent | ||
| Bad | 231 | 25.1 | |
| Good | 603 | 65.4 | |
| Excellent | 88 | 9.5 | |
| Total | 922 | 100.0 | |