Knowledge and perception of Family Medicine among medical students at University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Figures & data

Table 1: Frequency table of respondent sociodemographics

Sociodemographic characteristics		Frequency	Percentage
Gender	Male	208	67.3%
	Female	101	32.7%
Age range	< 25 years	272	88%
	> 25 years	37	12%
Marital status	Single	306	99%
	Married	3	1%
Religion	Christian	263	85.1%
	Islam	37	12%
	Others	9	2.9%
Tribe	Yoruba	202	65.6%
	Hausa	5	1.6%
	Igbo	61	19.8%
	Others	40	13%
Year of clerkship	Fourth year	105	34%
	Fifth year	85	27.5%
	Sixth year	119	38.5%
Medical doctor as a family member	Family physician	7	2.3%
	Specialist in other specialties	72	23.3%
	None	230	74.4%
Monthly allowance	< ₦20,000 (< $55)	124	40.3%
	≥ ₦20,000 (≥ $55)	184	59.7%

Table 2: Knowledge and perception of Family Medicine

Variables	n = 309	Percentage
Knowledge of Family Medicine specialty:
Positive	213	68.9%
Negative	96	31.1%
Perception of Family Medicine specialty:
Positive	177	57.3%
Negative	132	42.7%

Table 3: Factors affecting knowledge of family medicine

Year of clerkship	Knowledge of Family Medicine		χ2	p-value
	Negative knowledge	Positive knowledge
Fourth year	52 (49.5%)	53 (50.5%)	26.562	.001*
Fifth year	22 (25.9%)	63(74.1%)
Sixth year	22 (18.5%)	97 (81.5%)
Monthly allowance
< ₦20,000 (< $55)	47(37.9%)	77(62.1%)	4.85	0.028*
≥ ₦20,000 (≥ $55)	48(26.1%)	136(73.9%)

*Statistically significant at 5% level of significance.

Table 4: Factors affecting perception of Family Medicine

Year of clerkship	Perception of Family Medicine as a specialty		χ2	p-value
	Negative perception, n (%)	Positive perception, n (%)
Fourth year	55 (52.4)	50 (47.6)	6.371	.041*
Fifth year	34 (40.0)	51(60.0)
Sixth year	43 (36.1)	76 (63.9)
Gender:
Male	89 (42.8)	119 (57.2)	0.001	0.972
Female	43 (42.6)	58 (57.4)
Doctor family member
Family Medicine	3 (42.9)	4 (57.1)	0.007	0.936
Other specialties	32 (44.4)	40 (55.6)
Monthly allowance
< ₦20,000 (< $55)	63 (50.8)	61 (49.2)	5.356	.021*
≥ ₦20,000 (≥ $55)	69 (37.5)	115 (62.5)

*Statistically significant at 5% level of significance.

Table

1.	Year/Level …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …
2.	Group …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …
3.	Age as at last birthday (years) …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  … . .
4.	Gender	1. Male	2. Female
5.	What position are you in the family	1. First	2. Last	3. Others
6.	Relationship status	1. Single	2. Engaged	3. Married
7.	Religion	1. Christianity	2. Islam	3. Others …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …
8.	Tribe	1. Hausa	2. Ibo	3. Yoruba	4. Others …  …  …  …  …  …
9.	What is your monthly monetary allowance from your parents/guardian?	1. Less than 20,000	2. 20,000 – 40,000	3. 40,000 – 60,000	4. 60,000 and above
10.	What is your father’s occupation …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …
11.	What is your father’s highest level of education?	1. None	2. Primary	3. Secondary	4. Tertiary
12.	What is your mother’s occupation …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …
13.	What is your mother’s highest level of education?	1. None	2. Primary	3. Secondary	4. Tertiary
14.	Do you have any family member who is a medical doctor?	1. Yes	2. No
15.	If Yes to 14 above, what specialty? …  …  …  …  …  …  …  … . .
16.	How would you describe where you grew up?	1. Rural	2. Urban
17.	How many degree exams have you written? (Part 1, Part 2 etc.) …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …
18.	In how many of these exams did you have resits? …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  …  … .

Table

20.	Family Medicine is a recognised specialty	1. No	2. Yes
21.	Family physicians provide first-contact care and link patients to the healthcare system	1. No	2. Yes
22.	Family physicians can manage people of all age groups	1. No	2. Yes
23.	Family physicians can manage people irrespective of the disease	1. No	2. Yes
24.	Family physicians provide comprehensive and continued care	1. No	2. Yes
25.	Family physicians manage problems that may not have a specific diagnosis	1. No	2. Yes
26.	Illness and disease are the same in Family Medicine	1. No	2. Yes
27.	Patient-centred care is emphasised in Family Medicine	1. No	2. Yes
28.	The family physician serves as an advocate for the patient and community	1. No	2. Yes
29.	The family physician is a researcher	1. No	2. Yes
30.	Family physicians are the same as general practitioners	1. No	2. Yes
31.	Family Medicine is the same as Internal Medicine	1. No	2. Yes
32.	Family Medicine is an important part of the health system	1. No	2. Yes

Table

	Strongly agree	Agree	Uncertain	Disagree	Strongly disagree
33. Family Medicine clinical rotation is beneficial to medical students
34. I would rather have Family Medicine as an elective rather than compulsory rotation
35. The duration of the rotation is sufficient
36. Family Medicine is intellectually stimulating
37. The cases managed by family physicians are not serious cases
38. Family physicians are not as important as the other specialists
39. I do not think it is possible to be a specialist in Family Medicine as it covers a wide range of medical problems
40. Family Medicine is easy compared with other specialties
41. I think there are more jobs for family physicians than other specialists
42. I think the workload in Family Medicine is more than in other specialties
43. I think other specialists make more money than family physicians
44. Cost of healthcare is reduced with more family physicians
45. I think the prospects for Family Medicine abroad are appealing
46. I think the prospects for Family Medicine in Nigeria are poor
47. I think Family Medicine is a specialty for females