Shankar P Ravi, Dubey Arun K, Upadhyay Dinesh K, Subish P, Mishra Pranaya
Department of Pharmacology, Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Deep Heights, Pokhara, Nepal.
Coll Antropol. 2007 Sep;31(3):667-73.
Knowledge of science and the scientific method are important in learning about and using evidence-based medicine in practice. Courses in research methodology have been introduced for both medical students and practicing doctors. In Pokhara, the basic science subjects are taught in an integrated manner during the first four semesters of the undergraduate medical course. Studies on students' attitudes towards and knowledge of science are lacking in medical colleges in Nepal. Hence the study was carried out to obtain information on students' attitude towards and knowledge of science and scientific methodology among preclinical medical students and note the association, if any, of students' attitudes and their demographic characteristics. The study was carried out in March 2005 among the students of the first four semesters at the Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, Nepal using a questionnaire developed by Hren and coworkers. Two hundred and twenty students (overall response rate 73.3%) successfully completed the questionnaire. Seventy-five respondents were Nepalese, 115 were Indians, 27 were Sri Lankans and 3 belonged to other nationalities. The X +/- SD total attitude score was 147.4 +/- 10.8 (neutral score 135). The X +/- SD scores on the subscales, value of science to humanity, value of scientific methodology and value of science to medicine were 51.3 +/- 5.4, 39.6 +/- 3.7 and 58.5 +/- 5.9 (neutral scores were 36, 51 and 48 respectively). The knowledge score measured using a set of 8 multiple choice questions was 3.3 +/- 1.4. The attitude scores were lower and the knowledge score was comparable to that reported previously in a study in Croatia but higher than that reported from Southeast Europe.
科学知识和科学方法对于在实践中学习和运用循证医学非常重要。医学院校已为医学生和执业医生开设了研究方法课程。在博卡拉，基础科学课程在本科医学课程的前四个学期以综合方式教授。尼泊尔医学院缺乏关于学生对科学的态度和知识的研究。因此，开展这项研究以获取临床前医学生对科学和科学方法的态度及知识方面的信息，并注意学生态度与他们人口统计学特征之间的关联（若有）。2005年3月，在尼泊尔博卡拉马尼帕尔医学科学学院对前四个学期的学生进行了这项研究，使用的是Hren及其同事编制的问卷。220名学生（总体回复率73.3%）成功完成了问卷。75名受访者是尼泊尔人，115名是印度人，27名是斯里兰卡人，3名属于其他国籍。X ± SD总态度得分为147.4 ± 10.8（中性分数为135）。在分量表上，科学对人类的价值、科学方法的价值和科学对医学的价值的X ± SD分数分别为51.3 ± 5.4、39.6 ± 3.7和58.5 ± 5.9（中性分数分别为36、51和48）。使用一组8道多项选择题测得的知识分数为3.3 ± 1.4。态度得分较低，知识分数与之前在克罗地亚一项研究中报告的相当，但高于东南欧报告的分数。
