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Table 2 Distribution of the 140 Medical Students Regarding their views on other Issues relevant to their need for Medical Ethics (ME) Education

From: Must we remain blind to undergraduate medical ethics education in Africa? A cross-sectional study of Nigerian medical students

Issue

Response

Number

%

ME should be taught formally to medical students

Yes

No

Not sure

137

2

1

97.9

1.4

0.7

ME should be a mandatory course and be assessed

Yes

No

Not sure

123

11

6

87.9

7.9

4.3

Best time to introduce the ME course

1st session

2nd MB class

3rd MB class

4th MB class

5th MB class

Not sure

3

14

31

23

11

55

2.2

10.2

22.6

16.8

8

40.1

Duration of ME teaching needed

<one year

One year

>one year

Continuous

Not sure

22

16

29

41

32

15.7

11.4

20.7

29.3

22.9

The most important quality in ME teachers

Character

Competence

Any of the 2

Others

Not sure

97

18

11

2

12

69.3

12.9

7.9

1.4

8.6

ME is best taught by medical doctors

Yes

No

Not sure

129

2

9

92.1

1.4

6.4

ME is important for professional practice

Yes

No

Not sure

132

6

2

94.3

4.3

1.4

ME is just ‘common sense’

Yes

No

Not sure

41

85

14

29.3

60.7

10

Every student should be interested in ME

Yes

No

Not sure

130

7

3

92.9

5

2.1