BACKGROUND Along with emersion of the Internet, virtual education increasingly has been growing. Many studies discussed this method and its impact on learning. Present study investigated students' attitude towards virtual education as well as its effect on learning. METHODS This was a pretest-posttest quasi-experimental study. The nursing students, who had selected fluids and electrolyte diso...

Background: The studies on Acne vulgaris conducted in many parts of the world show that it is very common in adolescents but little is known from Nepal. Objectives: To assess knowledge and attitude regarding Acne vulgaris among school students. Methods and Materials: This was a descriptive study conducted among 100 students of class 9 & 10 of Kumudini Homes Higher Secondary School, Pokhara, Nep...

The act of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is considered internationally as a violent act against girls and women and a violation of their human rights. This study sought to assess the awareness and predictors of FGM/C in young Egyptian health advocates. A cross-sectional study of 600 medical students from a total of 2,500 members of the International Federation of Medical Students' A...

Background & aim: Cesarean section (CS) rates have been increasing steadily, worldwide. The knowledge and attitude of health professionals towards natural childbirth and CS are important factors in selecting a mode of delivery. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge and attitude of midwifery and nursing students towards different modes of delivery. Methods:In this descriptive,...

BACKGROUND Stem cell research has been extensively explored worldwide to enhance human health in medical setting. Nevertheless, there is currently no full understanding of the stem cell knowledge and attitude levels among student nurses in Malaysia. This study aimed to assess the level of stem cell knowledge, attitude toward stem cell application in medicine, and its association with years of e...

BACKGROUND The stimuli for this work came from the need to identify and understand the origin of students' attitudes towards general practice in the context of undergraduate curriculum reform and concerns about recruitment. AIM To evaluate attitudes of medical students towards general practice as a specialty and general practitioners (GPs) as doctors and explore factors influencing students' ...

BACKGROUND Peer physical examination (PPE) is commonly used in clinical skills teaching to allow students to practice physical examination techniques on each other. Previous studies have demonstrated medical students' generally positive attitudes towards PPE, but the correlation between student attitude and actual practice of PPE has yet to be examined. AIM To determine if a positive student ...

PURPOSE The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge attitude and practice of the final year medical students of king faisal university medical college towards diabetes and diabetic retinopathy. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross sectional survey was conducted in King Faisal university Medical college of Al Hasa province of Saudi Arabia in May 2012. The student population was the Final Yea...

the purpose of this study was comparison the mean numbers of health knowledge & attitude and practice of first and last year students in hamadan university of medical sciences. the studied populations were 301 first year medical students and 233 last year medical students in different subjects; they were compared with a sample population of bou- ali university students as control group. the res...