Table 3 Final-year medical students self-perceived confidence and preparedness to hand-write and electronically write a prescription, comparing those who have completed a prior health-related degree (n = 28) to those who have not (n = 146)
From: Australian and New Zealand medical students’ confidence and preparedness to prescribe
Not agree | Agree | Odds Ratio (95%CI), p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
No-PHRD Confident HW | 93 (64%) | 53 (36%) | 1.755 (0.778–3.960), ns |
PHRD – Confident HW | 14 (50%) | 14 (50%) | |
No-PHRD Confident E | 74 (51%) | 72 (49%) | 1.028 (0.458–2.308), ns |
PHRD – Confident E | 14 (50%) | 14 (50%) | |
No-PHRD Prepared HW | 74 (51%) | 72 (49%) | 0.571 (0.247–1.321), ns |
PHRD—Prepared HW | 18 (64%) | 10 (36%) | |
No-PHRD Prepared E | 96 (66%) | 50 (34%) | 0.524 (0.199–1.375), ns |
PHRD—Prepared E | 22 (79%) | 6 (21%) |