Satisfaction of medical and health science students with their clinical learning environment and its determinant factors at Debre Markos University, northwest Ethiopia

• Published in: BMC medical education 2024-10, Vol.24 (1), p.1113-9, Article 1113
• Main Authors: Ayenew, Temesgen, Tadesse, Adane Fentie, Fikru, Tsinunat, Gedfew, Mihretie, Amha, Haile, Fetene, Mamaru Getie, Edmealem, Afework, Getie, Addisu, Birhanie, Setarg Ayenew, Messelu, Mengistu Abebe
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Associated factors; Cross-Sectional Studies; Curricula; Data collection; Data Processing; Definitions; Department Heads; Departments; Education; Education, Medical, Undergraduate; Educational aspects; Educational Environment; Educational Technology; Ethiopia; Female; Health occupations schools; Health Sciences; Humans; Learning; Learning Processes; Likert scale; Likert Scales; Male; Medical and health science students; Medical education; Medical laboratories; Medical students; Medicine; Midwifery; Nursing; Nursing Education; Obstetrics; Perceptions; Personal Satisfaction; Public health; Questionnaires; Sample size; Sampling; Satisfaction; Satisfaction with clinical learning environment; School environment; Science; Science Laboratories; Self image; Semitic Languages; Sociodemographics; Stakeholders; Student Attitudes; Students; Students, Health Occupations - psychology; Students, Medical - psychology; Supervision; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Teachers; Undergraduate Students; Universities; Variables; Young Adult
• ISSN: 1472-6920; 1472-6920
• DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06114-6

Understanding the student's perspective of their clinical learning environment (CLE) might assist to discover solutions to improve the learning process and increase engagement. However, there is a lack of information on this issue, particularly in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to assess the satisfaction of undergraduate medical and health science students with their clinical learning environment, as well as to identify the factors that affect it. Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire among 412 medical and health science students from Debre Markos University in 2023 through a simple random sampling technique. Mean, median, frequencies, and percentages were used to describe the data. A multivariate logistic regression model was fitted to test the association of dependent and independent variables. The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test was used to check the fitness of the model. Variables with a p-value