Table 1
Health challenges experienced by health mentors
|
Health challenge categories |
Number of health mentors |
|---|---|
|
Neurological conditions (including stroke, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, post polio, cerebral palsy) |
9 adults and one parent caregiver |
|
Multiple comorbidities (Including cardiac, gastrointestinal, cancer, reduced vision, diabetes) |
5 |
|
Rheumatoid arthritis |
3 |
Table 2
Student characteristics
|
Professional programme |
Number of first-year students |
|---|---|
|
Medicine |
17 (13 female, 4 male) |
|
Nursing |
8 (all female) |
|
Occupational therapy |
16 (all female) |
|
Pharmacy |
18 (all female) |
|
Physical therapy |
14 (all female) |
|
Social work |
7 (6 female, 1 male) |
|
Speech-language pathology |
11 (10 female, 1 male) |
|
Total |
91 |