Table 3 Percentage and frequency of participants’ perceptions of their skills and training received on sexual history taking
No | Disagree, frequency (%) | Neutral, frequency (%) | Agree, frequency (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | I find taking sexual history easya | 140 (37.0) | 175 (46.0) | 63 (16.3) |
2. | I have adequate skills to take sexual historya | 112 (30.0) | 162 (43.0) | 104 (27.4) |
3. | I have adequate skills to put a patient at ease when discussing their sexual health issuesa | 110 (29.4) | 152 (40.0) | 116 (31.1) |
4. | The training in my medical school prepares me to take a sexual history | 88 (24.0) | 121 (32.0) | 170 (46.0) |
5. | I have enough exposure as a medical student to take a sexual history from a real patient | 111 (29.0) | 127 (34.0) | 141 (38.0) |
6. | I have enough exposure as a medical student to take a sexual history from a simulated patienta | 115 (30.0) | 126 (33.0) | 135 (35.0) |
7. | I feel that there is not enough training in the medical school on how to discuss sexual health problems with patientsa | 83 (22.0) | 120 (32.0) | 175 (46.0) |
8. | I feel that patients would like to discuss their sexual health problems with a doctora | 56 (15.0) | 122 (32.0) | 200 (53.0) |