IJME - Medical students’ experiences in learning to perform pelvic examinations: a mixed-methods study

Table 4. Differences in the number of times permission to observe and perform examinations were denied by gender

Number of times	Female students (%) (N = 97)	Male students (%) (N = 61)	p-value^*
Number of times permission to observe a gynaecological examination was denied
0	96 (99)	27 (44)	< 0.001
≥ 1	1 (1)	34 (56)	< 0.001
<3	97 (100)	37 (61)	< 0.001^**
≥3	0 (0)	24 (39)	< 0.001^**
≤5	97 (100)	52 (85)	< 0.001^**
>5	0 (0)	9 (15)	< 0.001^**
Number of times permission to perform an examination was denied
0	66 (68)	11 (18)	< 0.001
≥1	31 (32)	50 (82)	< 0.001
<3	91 (94)	41 (67)	< 0.001
≥3	6 (6)	20 (33)	< 0.001
≤5	96 (99)	50 (82)	< 0.001^**
>5	1 (1)	11 (18)	< 0.001^**

*it is based on the χ2 test

**It is based on Fisher's exact test

Int J Med Educ. 2021; 12:233-242; doi: 10.5116/ijme.617f.b261