Perceptions, attitudes and practice on scientific research of final-year medical students: a cross-sectional study 10.55131/jphd/2025/230310
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Scientific research is the foundation of progress in technology and medicine, but the number and quality of researchers in the medical field are decreasing. Medical students' perceptions, attitudes, and practices toward scientific research must be considered. This study was conducted to assess the perception, attitude, and practice of scientific research of medical students; as well as to determine the correlation between these factors. A cross-sectional study was implemented on 508 final-year students belonging to four medical major groups at Da Nang University of Medical Technology and Pharmacy, Vietnam. The questionnaire included two parts: general characteristics, and students’ perceptions, attitudes, and practice towards medical research. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20.0, with the descriptive analysis used for variables, and Pearson correlation was calculated to assess the relationship between perception, attitude, and practice contents. The study found that students have a positive perception (4.11±0.64) and attitude (3.88±0.54) towards scientific research, while the average score of scientific research practice was not high (3.71±0.70). In addition, students with positive perceptions had good attitudes and practices of scientific research (P<0.05), and the better the attitude, the better the practice of scientific research (P< 0.01). Motivating medical students to do research plays a key role, therefore, medical universities should consider providing training programs that focus on developing the perception, attitude, and efficient capacity of all students. In addition, the idea of a medical research volunteer program to support students in scientific research should be considered for implementation.
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