Table 7 Multivariate analysis of student self-reported attitudes and behaviours related to cheating and stealing*
Explanatory variables | Female | Clinical | Private medical college | Formally studied ethics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scenarios related to plagiarism | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | CPR (95% CI) APR (95% CI) | ||||
A student cheats in an examination. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 1.2 (0.96, 1.5) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.4) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) | 0.8 (0.6, 0.99) | 1.3 (1.1, 1.6) | 1.1, (0.9, 1.5) | 0.6 (0.5, 0.8) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.9) | 1.7 (1.2, 2.4) | 1.3 (0.9, 1.9) | 0.6 (0.4, 0.8) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 1.98 (1.4, 2.7) | 1.4 (0.9, 2.2) |
A student reports that another student was cheating during an examination. | ||||||||
a. The student is wrong. | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.2) | 1.7 (1.3, 2.2) | 1.6 (1.2, 2.2) | 0.8 (0.6, 1.1) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.3) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.8) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.5) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 0.9 (0.6, 1.5) | 0.9 (0.5, 1.4) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) | 0.8 (0.4, 1.3) | 1 (0.6, 1.6) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.4) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.3) | 0.7 (0.4, 1.4) |
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. | 0.8 (0.5, 1.2) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.3) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.8) | 1.2 (0.8, 1.8) | 1.0 (0.7, 1.6) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.8) | 1.1 (0.7, 1.7) | 1.1 (0.6, 1.9) |
b. Have done or would consider doing the same. | 1.1 (0.8, 1.5) | 1 (0.7, 1.4) | 0.7 (0.5, 0.95) | 0.8 (0.5, 1.1) | 1.97 (1.3, 2.9) | 1.6 (1, 2.5) | 0.5 (0.3, 0.7) | 0.6 (0.4, 1.2) |