Table 4.
Frequency distribution of data related to reporting episodes, by institution.
| Variable | General | Public | Private | p Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Reported the fact to someone in the coordination of the course or direction of the Health Sciences Center | 0.116 | ||||||
| No | 347 | 90.6% | 69 | 95.8% | 278 | 89.4% | |
| Yes | 36 | 9.4% | 3 | 4.2% | 33 | 10.6% | |
| Why did you not report? *,1 | 0.477 | ||||||
| For thinking that nothing would be done about it. | 250 | 72.1% | 53 | 76.8% | 197 | 70.9% | |
| For fear of reprisal (related to grades and evaluations) | 163 | 47.0% | 37 | 53.6% | 126 | 45.3% | |
| For thinking that I could handle/resolve the situation by myself. | 117 | 33.7% | 22 | 31.9% | 95 | 34.2% | |
| Was in doubt if the fact really represented an inappropriate attitude on the part of the perpetuator or if it was part of the normal learning proccess of the course. | 96 | 27.7% | 16 | 23.2% | 80 | 28.8% | |
| What did you think of the outcome of the complaint? 2 | 0.545 | ||||||
| I felt dissatisfied; nothing was done in an attempt to help me | 26 | 72.2% | 3 | 100.0% | 23 | 69.7% | |
| I felt satisfied with the attitude of the coordination/direction | 10 | 27.8% | 0 | 0.0% | 10 | 30.3% | |
Note. * The question admits more than one answer. 1 Percentages calculated in relation to respondents who did not report. 2 Percentages calculated in relation to respondents who reported. Source: own elaboration.