Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria

Introduction: Research is crucial for health-care delivery. However, medical students may not participate in research during their training, which might negatively affect their understanding of the importance of research and their future ability to conduct research projects. This is more prominent i...

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Autores principales:	Tarek Turk, Tareq Al Saadi, Mahmoud Alkhatib, Ibrahem Hanafi, Fares Alahdab, Belal Firwana, Maysoun Koudsi, Ahmad Al-Moujahed
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Publicado:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018
Materias:	developing country medical education medical students publications research syria Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:54b98d95265649eba8c9dd8db04f42842021-12-02T18:50:08ZAttitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria2231-07702249-446410.4103/ajm.AJM_116_17https://doaj.org/article/54b98d95265649eba8c9dd8db04f42842018-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ajm.AJM_116_17https://doaj.org/toc/2231-0770https://doaj.org/toc/2249-4464Introduction: Research is crucial for health-care delivery. However, medical students may not participate in research during their training, which might negatively affect their understanding of the importance of research and their future ability to conduct research projects. This is more prominent in developing countries. We aim to assess the attitudes of a sample of Syrian medical students toward research and suggest plausible solutions to reduce their self-reported barriers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered, pretested questionnaire. Results: Three hundred and twenty-three responses were included. Most students demonstrated positive attitudes toward research. However, most of the responses indicated that they did not receive any training in academic writing or research and therefore did not have the opportunity to participate in formal research projects or scholarly writing. Students reported various types of barriers that challenged their progress in the field of research. Students who reported being encouraged by their professors to participate in research and writing/publishing scientific papers or reported receiving training about these activities were more likely to participate in research projects or writing scientific articles. Conclusion: Students have positive attitudes toward research and publication while they reported poor education, limited participation, and presence of many barriers that impede their participation in such activities.Tarek TurkTareq Al SaadiMahmoud AlkhatibIbrahem HanafiFares AlahdabBelal FirwanaMaysoun KoudsiAhmad Al-MoujahedThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.articledeveloping countrymedical educationmedical studentspublicationsresearchsyriaMedicineRENAvicenna Journal of Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 01, Pp 24-33 (2018)
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spellingShingle	developing country medical education medical students publications research syria Medicine R Tarek Turk Tareq Al Saadi Mahmoud Alkhatib Ibrahem Hanafi Fares Alahdab Belal Firwana Maysoun Koudsi Ahmad Al-Moujahed Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria
description	Introduction: Research is crucial for health-care delivery. However, medical students may not participate in research during their training, which might negatively affect their understanding of the importance of research and their future ability to conduct research projects. This is more prominent in developing countries. We aim to assess the attitudes of a sample of Syrian medical students toward research and suggest plausible solutions to reduce their self-reported barriers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a self-administered, pretested questionnaire. Results: Three hundred and twenty-three responses were included. Most students demonstrated positive attitudes toward research. However, most of the responses indicated that they did not receive any training in academic writing or research and therefore did not have the opportunity to participate in formal research projects or scholarly writing. Students reported various types of barriers that challenged their progress in the field of research. Students who reported being encouraged by their professors to participate in research and writing/publishing scientific papers or reported receiving training about these activities were more likely to participate in research projects or writing scientific articles. Conclusion: Students have positive attitudes toward research and publication while they reported poor education, limited participation, and presence of many barriers that impede their participation in such activities.
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author	Tarek Turk Tareq Al Saadi Mahmoud Alkhatib Ibrahem Hanafi Fares Alahdab Belal Firwana Maysoun Koudsi Ahmad Al-Moujahed
author_facet	Tarek Turk Tareq Al Saadi Mahmoud Alkhatib Ibrahem Hanafi Fares Alahdab Belal Firwana Maysoun Koudsi Ahmad Al-Moujahed
author_sort	Tarek Turk
title	Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria
title_short	Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria
title_full	Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria
title_fullStr	Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria
title_full_unstemmed	Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria
title_sort	attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the university of damascus, syria
publisher	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
publishDate	2018
url	https://doaj.org/article/54b98d95265649eba8c9dd8db04f4284
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Attitudes, barriers, and practices toward research and publication among medical students at the University of Damascus, Syria

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