ATTITUDES TOWARD BIOSTATISTICS AMONG POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS IN KISHANGANJ, BIHAR
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
[b]BACKGROUND: [/b]Biostatistics is a basic and vital tool for medical as well as allied science research. In medical education, biostatistics is taught at undergraduate level without emphasis on its practical aspects and applications. Biostatistics is perceived as important elements of EBM (Evidence Based Medicine). [b]AIMS[/b]: Study was done to assess attitude of post-graduate medical students of various disciplines towards biostatistics and also to suggest effective measures to improve understanding of biostatistics. Materials & Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study, performed in M.G.M.M.C & L.S.K Hospital, Kishanganj, from Oct.-2013 to Nov.-2013. A total of 257 post-graduate medical students of various disciplines were selected. They were provided printed structured questionnaire containing questions addressing perceptions regarding biostatistics in general, statistical knowledge and training, the role of biostatistics in Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) & clinical research. [b]Statistical Analysis:[/b] This was done in percentage/ proportion, chi-square test. [b]RESULTS:[/b] Out of 346 eligible participants, 257 responded to the survey. 231 (89.88%) believed that biostatistics is important for their career (P<0.001). 182 (70.81%) believed that biostatistics is difficult to understand, 187 (72.76%) had inadequate knowledge as per present need. Conclusion: Post-graduate medical students have low perceived knowledge of biostatistical concepts. Integrated approaches that demonstrate how biostatistics can effect patient care decisions may be more effective. Such approaches would promote biostatistics as a key element of clinical decision.
Authors and Affiliations
Laxman Kumar, Kashif Shahnawaz, Sanjay Choudhary, Gautam Sarker, Sanjiv Barman, jitendra Singh
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP138117
- DOI 10.14260/jemds/2014/1898
- Views 73
- Downloads 0
GENDER DIFFERENCE IN PSYCHIATRIC MORBIDITY AMONG INMATES OF JUVENILE HOMES
BACKGROUND Mental health problems are found to be high among institutionalised children. Delinquent behaviours in children can occur as a part of psychiatric disorders. Understanding the mental health disorders among chi...
CLINICAL, CYTOLOGICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION IN LESIONS OF UTERINE CERVIX
BACKGROUND Cytological screening of the uterine cervix by Papanicolaou test has reduced the incidence of cervical cancer. But cytological diagnosis in clinically suspicious lesions of cervix is provisional and has to be...
ANTERIOR ABDOMINAL WALL SEBACEOUS HORN- A RARE CASE
PRESENTATION OF CASE A 42-year-old male presented with a raised, painless growth over the anterior abdominal wall of more than six years duration. The clinical examination demonstrated a coneshaped horn-like growth [Figu...
CARDIAC TRANSPLANTATION: AN ANESTHETIC CHALLENGE
Heart transplantation has emerged as the definitive therapy for patients with end-stage cardiomyopathy. The two most common forms of cardiac disease that lead to transplantation are ischemic cardiomyopathy and...
ROLE OF ROUTINE SCREENING IMAGING MODALITIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SITUS INVERSUS TOTALIS- OUR EXPERIENCE
BACKGROUND Situs inversus totalis is rare with incidence of one in ten thousand. It is usually associated with dextrocardia (true mirror image) with only 3% - 5% incidence of congenital heart disease, the most common bei...