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Introduction: The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is an unexpected universal problem that has changed healthcare access across the globe. The medical field has found a way to overcome such hurdles by implementing teleconsultation as an essential component of healthcare. The Obstetrics and Gynaecology (O&G) discipline has already faced multiple barriers to quality healthcare with the additional risks that come with Covid-19, teleconsultation has been one of the main current frameworks that gives expecting mothers and females of all ages an alternative to in-office, in-person visits. Due to this issue, our O&G clinic has introduced the teleconsultation clinic for suitable patients from June 2021 to accommodate to this pandemic. We aimed to determine patients' acceptance in teleconsultation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology clinic during Covid-19 pandemic and the factors associated with it. Method: This is a cross-sectional study conducted among patients attended teleconsultation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology clinic HPUPM from June 2021 till May 2022. All patients were approached and invited to participate in this study via email and WhatsApp, whereby the Google Form link to our questionnaire was attached. Results: 111 out of 180 patients participated in this study. About half of the patients (53.2%) accepted teleconsultation as they scored above the median score. None of the socio-demographic factors has significant association with the acceptance rate. Conclusion: The acceptance among patients attending teleconsultation in O&G clinic in HPUPM is overall fair. Further development is required to improve the acceptance rate for better healthcare delivery in future.
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Introduction: Hybrid teaching method has been executed in majority of medical schools during Covid19 pandemic. With this integrated method being employed, a check and balance mechanism is required. We aim to determine the student's satisfaction and experience of hybrid undergraduate teaching in obstetrics and gynaecology posting. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students undergoing hybrid teaching during obstetrics and gynaecology posting in the year of 2020 and 2021. A total of 112 fourth and fifth year medical students whom were affected by the pandemic participated in this study. Online questionnaires consist of socio-demographic, experience and satisfaction domains were distributed through Google Forms to all eligible students. Results: The response rate was 75%. Up to 92% of participants own a personal computer or laptop with 61.6% own a smartphone and use them to access the online class. Majority (90.2%) of the respondents were satisfied with the hybrid teaching. Only ethnicity showed a significant association with the satisfaction of the students. Conclusion: Our study found that the majority of students were satisfied with hybrid teaching. Hence its practice can be continued as it can be utilized at any time as compared to traditional teaching.