Medical students` perceptions of including medical terms in Arabic in pharmacology reading material (n = 263)
| Item | Response n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Total (n) | |
| If pharmacology learning is performed exclusively in English, I expect to face difficulty in communicating pharmacotherapy and adverse effects to patients | 102 (38.9) | 85 (32.4) | 33 (12.6) | 26 (9.9) | 16 (6.1) | 262 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material helped me understand concepts | 143 (54.6) | 66 (25.2) | 31 (11.8) | 14 (5.3) | 8 (3.1) | 262 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material made studying enjoyable | 125 (47.5) | 56 (21.3) | 57 (21.7) | 14 (5.3) | 11 (4.2) | 263 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material improved my self-learning | 122 (46.7) | 65 (24.9) | 44 (16.9) | 21 (8) | 9 (3.4) | 261 |
| I think that adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material will improve my performance in exams | 105 (40.1) | 57 (21.8) | 50 (19.1) | 33 (12.6) | 17 (6.5) | 262 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material will help me communicate with patients during the clerkship phase | 170 (64.6) | 58 (22.1) | 25 (9.5) | 6 (2.3) | 4 (1.5) | 263 |
| I agree to add medical terms in Arabic to other disciplines | 140 (53.2) | 39 (14.8) | 48 (18.3) | 16 (6.1) | 20 (7.6) | 263 |
| I agree to add medical terms in Arabic to clinical skills teaching | 154 (58.6) | 62 (23.6) | 26 (9.9) | 12 (4.6) | 9 (3.4) | 263 |
| Item | Response n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strongly agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly disagree | Total (n) | |
| If pharmacology learning is performed exclusively in English, I expect to face difficulty in communicating pharmacotherapy and adverse effects to patients | 102 (38.9) | 85 (32.4) | 33 (12.6) | 26 (9.9) | 16 (6.1) | 262 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material helped me understand concepts | 143 (54.6) | 66 (25.2) | 31 (11.8) | 14 (5.3) | 8 (3.1) | 262 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material made studying enjoyable | 125 (47.5) | 56 (21.3) | 57 (21.7) | 14 (5.3) | 11 (4.2) | 263 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material improved my self-learning | 122 (46.7) | 65 (24.9) | 44 (16.9) | 21 (8) | 9 (3.4) | 261 |
| I think that adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material will improve my performance in exams | 105 (40.1) | 57 (21.8) | 50 (19.1) | 33 (12.6) | 17 (6.5) | 262 |
| Adding medical terms in Arabic to pharmacology material will help me communicate with patients during the clerkship phase | 170 (64.6) | 58 (22.1) | 25 (9.5) | 6 (2.3) | 4 (1.5) | 263 |
| I agree to add medical terms in Arabic to other disciplines | 140 (53.2) | 39 (14.8) | 48 (18.3) | 16 (6.1) | 20 (7.6) | 263 |
| I agree to add medical terms in Arabic to clinical skills teaching | 154 (58.6) | 62 (23.6) | 26 (9.9) | 12 (4.6) | 9 (3.4) | 263 |
Source(s): Table by the authors