Factors influencing medical student participation in an obstetrics and gynaecology clinic.
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.
Saeed
Ferha
F
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Kassi
Mahwash
M
Ayub
Samia
S
Rehman
Rabeea
R
Kasi
Pashtoon M
PM
Rizvi
Javed H
JH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002982:Clinical Clerkship; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D010154:Pakistan; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires