Awofeso Opeyemi Mercy, Roberts Alero Ann, Okonkwor Christian Oyor, Nwachukwu Chiamaka Elise, Onyeodi Ifeanyichukwu, Lawal Ilerioluwa M, Ebrubaoghene Okoro, Osakwe Gift I, Buchi-Njere Oluchi, Solahudeen Zaynab O
Department of Community Health and Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
Niger Med J. 2020 May-Jun;61(3):156-162. doi: 10.4103/nmj.NMJ_94_19. Epub 2020 Jul 4.
The current situation regarding the scope and contribution of undergraduate medical research to the health space in Nigeria is still largely unreported in formal literature. This study examined the knowledge, attitudes, and the perceived barriers faced by medical students in Lagos toward research.
A cross-sectional study design was conducted among all medical students in 200-600 levels of study at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos. With the aid of Self-administered questionnaires, we examined their knowledge of research and the analytical tools used in research, their attitudes and the perceived barriers to their participation in research.
The data were obtained from 221 medical students, of whom 52.9% had prior involvement in research and 14.0% and 6.3% had presented or published their research, respectively. The overall knowledge of medical research was low (21.3%) and reported barriers included lack of funding for research' (79.6%), "lack of research and biostatistics curriculum" (76.0%), "inadequate training in research methodology" (74.7%), "insufficient time allocation to undergraduate research" (73.3%), "lack of professional supervisors and proper mentoring" (58.8%), and "lack of equipped laboratory facilities to conduct research" (77.8%).
Our results highlight the need for more mentored supervision and training to improve their knowledge of the principles and techniques of clinical research to increase involvement.
尼日利亚本科医学研究在健康领域的范围和贡献的现状在正式文献中仍 largely 未被报道。本研究调查了拉各斯医学生对研究的知识、态度以及他们所感知到的障碍。
在拉各斯大学医学院 200 - 600 学习水平的所有医学生中进行了一项横断面研究设计。借助自行填写的问卷，我们调查了他们对研究的知识以及研究中使用的分析工具、他们的态度以及参与研究的感知障碍。
从 221 名医学生处获取了数据，其中 52.9%的人曾参与过研究，分别有 14.0%和 6.3%的人展示或发表过他们的研究。医学研究的总体知识水平较低（21.3%），报告的障碍包括“研究缺乏资金”（79.6%）、“缺乏研究和生物统计学课程”（76.0%）、“研究方法培训不足”（74.7%）、“本科研究时间分配不足”（73.3%）、“缺乏专业导师和适当指导”（58.8%）以及“缺乏进行研究的设备齐全的实验室设施”（77.8%）。
我们的结果强调需要更多的指导监督和培训，以提高他们对临床研究原理和技术的知识，从而增加参与度。
