Statement (4-point Likert Scale) | Component 1 | Component 2 | h 2 |
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During their studies medical students should have contact with pharmaceutical industry representatives. | .220 | .794 | .679 |
Lectures, seminars, and presentations organized by pharmaceutical companies should be a part of the education of medical students. | .238 | .788 | .678 |
If I got a textbook for free, I would not mind if the textbook had a pharmaceutical company logo on every page. | .491 | .325 | .347 |
Medical students should have the right to take gifts of modest value which are needed in their education (e.g., pens, notebooks) from pharmaceutical companies. | .694 | .359 | .610 |
Medical students should have the right to take expensive gifts from pharmaceutical companies if they are needed in their education (e.g., branded electronic stethoscopes). | .869 | .215 | .801 |
Medical students should have the right to take gifts from pharmaceutical companies in any form in which companies are prone to give them (e.g., good quality wine). | .839 | .148 | .726 |
Eigenvalue | 2.28 | 1.55 | SUM |
Variance explained | 51.0% | 13.0% | 64.0% |