Use of indigenous language for clinical clerkship: a cross-sectional survey in 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.