Table 3 Comparison between the responses of students from AKUH and DUHS
Question | Aga Khan university | DUHS Medical college | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Disagree (%) | Neutral (%) | Agree (%) | Disagree (%) | Neutral (%) | Agree (%) | P-value1 | |
It is unacceptable for a physician to receive a gift from a drug company in any form | 34.2 | 40.4 | 25.4 | 26.9 | 44.0 | 29.1 | 0.443 |
I would feel comfortable receiving the following gifts from a pharmaceutical company: lunch, palm pilot, penlight, stethoscope, textbook, watch/jewellery | 30.7 | 28.9 | 40.4 | 31.9 | 31.9 | 36.3 | 0.834 |
I would preferentially prescribe a drug from one of the companies that provided me with gifts or incentives | 56.1 | 19.3 | 24.6 | 56.5 | 24.5 | 19.0 | 0.429 |
Students should not have any interaction with drug companies in medical school | 33.6 | 20.4 | 46.0 | 32.1 | 26.6 | 41.3 | 0.457 |
The information provided about drug effectiveness from pharmaceutical companies is untrustworthy | 15.8 | 43.9 | 40.4 | 41.8 | 44.0 | 14.1 | <0.05* |
It is acceptable for physicians to be compensated PKR 100 by the drug company each time their drug is prescribed | 78.9 | 5.3 | 15.8 | 60.3 | 30.4 | 9.2 | <0.001* |
It is acceptable for drug companies to sponsor events/educational seminars during medical school | 11.4 | 8.8 | 79.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 83.2 | 0.597 |
If a drug company agreed to pay for the printing cost of all my class notes in undergraduate medical school, I would not mind the logo of that company appearing in the bottom corner of the first slide of my lectures | 34.2 | 16.7 | 49.1 | 44.0 | 16.8 | 39.1 | 0.175 |
Do you feel that there is a need for incorporating guidance regarding relationship between the pharmaceutical industry and the medical professionals in the undergraduate curriculum | 4.4 | 11.4 | 84.2 | 14.1 | 31.0 | 54.9 | <0.001* |