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Use of indigenous language for clinical clerkship: a cross-sectional survey in Nigeria
Oyebanji Olajuyin1, Oladele Olatunya2, Toye Olajide3
1Department of Ear, Nose and Throat, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria.
Background:
Doctors' knowledge of the native language of their patients is important to effectively communicate with them.
Aims:
This paper aimed to explore the views and practices of medical students in Nigeria on the use of Yorùbá (an indigenous language) in their clinical clerkship.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional survey of students in two medical colleges in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Data were collected using self-administered questionnaires.
Results:
The study included 312 medical students, 176 males and 136 females. Most students (70.8%) used Yorùbá in their clinical clerkship despite learning medicine in English. Only 16.0% of the students relied on interpreters. None of the students had had exposure to language training in the course of their medical education. Most of the students (73.7%) supported the incorporation of indigenous language training into the medical school curriculum, and agreed that teaching indigenous languages in medical school would enhance communication skills.
Conclusions:
Incorporation of indigenous language training into the medical school curriculum in Nigeria is recommended to help overcome language barriers in clinical practice.
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