Studying the Association Between Knowledge of Professionalism and Demographic Characteristics in King Saud University Medical Students.
age
gender
knowledge
medical students
professionalism
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
accepted:
28
08
2023
medline:
30
8
2023
pubmed:
30
8
2023
entrez:
30
8
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Objectives To study the association between the level of knowledge regarding professionalism and demographic characteristics among medical students from years three to five at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Methods Data for this quantitative observational cross-sectional study were collected using stratified random sampling. The participants included male and female students from years three to five studying at the College of Medicine, King Saud University. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using the Student's t-test and a one-way ANOVA test. Results The study comprised 112 female (52%) and 103 male (48%) students who completed 215 questionnaires. The mean percentage values of correct answers by females and males were 59.99% and 59.31%, respectively. Statistical analysis revealed no significant difference between the mean percentage of correct answers given by males and females (p=0.684). The mean percentage of correct answers among the 3rd, 4th, and 5th-year medical students was 59.27%, 56.56%, and 62.72%, respectively. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the academic year groups (p<0.05), and the grade point average (GPA) groups showed significant differences (p<0.05). Conclusion A highly significant association was found between knowledge of professionalism and both academic level and performance among medical students. This suggests that professional perception evolves parallel to acquiring basic science and clinical knowledge.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37645664
doi: 10.7759/cureus.44241
pmc: PMC10461411
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
e44241Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Alharbi et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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