Table 6 Univariate analysis of student self-reported attitudes and behaviours related to cheating and stealing by gender, class (basic, clinical) and type of medical college (private, public)*
Scenarios related to cheating and stealing | Male | Female | 95% CI | Basic | Clinical | 95% CI | Private | Public | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A student cheats in an examination. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 145/205 (71) | 211/251 (84) | -21, -6 | 237/266 (89) | 123/196 (63) | 19, 34 | 227/260 (87) | 133/202 (66) | 14, 29 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 85/203 (42) | 57/250 (23) | 11, 28 | 63/262 (24) | 81/197 (41) | -26, -8 | 62/259 (24) | 82/200 (41) | -26, -8 |
A student reports that another student was cheating during an examination. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 103/206 (50) | 101/252 (40) | 1, 19 | 93/266 (35) | 115/198 (58) | -32, -14 | 107/259 (41) | 101/205 (49) | -17, 1 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 30/205 (15) | 34/248 (14) | -6, 7 | 42/263 (16) | 24/196 (12) | -3, 10 | 37/258 (14) | 29/201 (14) | -7, 6 |
A model goes missing from the Anatomy lab and a student who is aware of the culprit reports the information to the concerned faculty/staff. | |||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 47/206 (23) | 46/252 (18) | -3, 12 | 50/266 (19) | 45/198 (23) | -12, 3.6 | 54/260 (21) | 41/204 (20) | -7, 8 |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 55/206 (27) | 71/249 (29) | -10, 7 | 85/263 (32) | 42/198 (21) | 3, 19 | 91/259 (35) | 36/202 (18) | 9, 25 |