Table 1.
Research in medical field: Awareness, perceptions, practices of UG medical students
| Questions exploring their awareness, perceptions and practices | I year students (n=196) (%) | II year students (n=176) (%) | Final year students (n=99) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Do you think research in medical field is important? | |||
| Yes | 30 (15.3) | 56 (31.8) | 91(91.9) |
| No | 40 (20.4) | 34 (19.3) | 5 (5.1) |
| Don't know | 126 (64.3) | 86 (48.9) | 3 (3) |
| Is it important for medical students to know about research methodology? | |||
| Yes | 28 (14.3) | 89 (50.6) | 80 (80.8) |
| No | 168 (85.7) | 87 (49.4) | 19 (19.2) |
| What do you think of research career for a doctor? | |||
| Good | 8 (4.1) | 12 (6.8) | 9 (9.1) |
| Financially bad option | 12 (6.1) | 25 (14.2) | 21(21.2) |
| No status/Respect | 20 (10.2) | 31 (17.6) | 28 (28.3) |
| Not good | 16 (8.2) | 27 (15.3) | 30 (30.3) |
| Don't know | 140 (71.4) | 81 (46) | 11 (11.1) |
| Have you ever been part of a research team?* | |||
| Yes | - | 110 (62.5) | 99 (100) |
| No | 66 (37.5) | - | |
| Have you been a part of research team in addition to your curicurrulum? | |||
| Yes | 3 (1.5) | 31(17.6) | 13 (13.1) |
| No | 193 (98.5) | 145 (82.4) | 86 (86.9) |
| What are the sources of information for doing research? | |||
| Books | 103 (52.6) | 34 (19.3) | 41 (41.4) |
| Equipment | 76 (38.8) | 57 (32.4) | 21 (21.2) |
| Journals | 8 (4.1) | 97 (55.1) | 87 (87.9) |
| Library | 96 (49) | 46 (26.1) | 6 (6.1) |
| Internet | 56 (28.6) | 102 (58) | 92 (92.2) |
| Don't know | 41 (20.9) | 4 (2.3) | 0 (0) |
| Are you familiar with writing of protocol?* | |||
| Yes | - | 42 (23.9) | 87 (87.9) |
| No | 134 (76.1) | 12 (12.1) | |
| Did you make an attempt to publish?* | |||
| Yes | - | 29 (16.5) | 34 (34.3) |
| No | 147 (83.5) | 65 (65.7) | |
| Would you take up research as your career option? | |||
| Yes | 2 (1) | 15 (8.5) | 15 (15.2) |
| No | 194 (99) | 161 (91.5) | 84 (84.8) |
*
Question not applicable to first year students.