Assessing clinical associate students’ views on learning opportunities and involvement during primary health care placements: a mixed methods study in Tshwane

Table 3 Student’s description of their involvement with care in clinic and hospital settings

Student involvement	N	Clinic Mean	Hospital Mean	t	df	p-Value	Mean Difference	Std. Error Difference	95% Confidence Interval
Acute diseases	125	3.39	3.47	-0.595	123	0.553	-0.081	0.136	-0.350, 0.188
Chronic diseases	124	3.43	3.36	0.532	122	0.596	0.075	0.141	-0.205, 0.355
Health maintenance	124	3.14	2.86	1.622	122	0.107	0.274	0.169	-0.060, 0.609
Psychosocial problems	124	2.96	2.66	1.716	122	0.089	0.303	0.177	-0.047, 0.653
Complicated cases	122	2.68	2.46	1.181	120	0.240	0.222	0.188	-0.150, 0.593
Simple cases	119	3.76	3.63	1.171	117	0.244	0.127	0.108	-0.088, 0.341
Patient Education	122	3.40	3.22	1.298	120	0.197	0.178	0.137	-0.093, 0.449
Follow-up	123	3.39	2.96	2.933	121	0.002	0.434	0.148	0.141, 0.727

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