Document Type
Article
Department
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Abstract
Objective: To identify factors influencing medical student participation in an obstetrics and gynaecology (OBGYN) setting.
Methods:This was a cross sectional study carried out on patients admitted in OBGYN wards of Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. A total of 250 patients consented to participate in this study.
Results: Eighty three percent of the people responded 'yes' to the question of being initially seen by a medical student. People who consented were 3.5 times more likely to know that their primary consultant was a teacher at a medical school i.e. they were initially aware that they were in a teaching hospital (p-value < 0.01). Additionally, people who did consent were 3.5 times more likely to have been admitted because of labour/delivery (p-value < 0.001) and 2.7 times more likely to have a monthly income of more than Rs. 20,000 (p-value < 0.05).
Conclusions: A number of factors have been identified in our study along with proposed solutions. Identification of these potentially modifiable factors in the medical student-patient interaction is important to improve the involvement of medical students in the care of the patients.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Journal of Pakistan Medical Association
Recommended Citation
Saeed, F.,
Kassi, M.,
Ayub, S.,
Rehman, R.,
Kasi, P. M.,
Rizvi, J. H.
(2007). Factors influencing medical student participation in an obstetrics and gynaecology clinic. Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, 57(10), 495-498.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_women_childhealth_obstet_gynaecol/119