Salehi Alireza, Afsharipur Hourieh, Molavi Vardanjani Hossein, Vojoud Mina, Bazrafkan Leila, Sharifi Mohammad Hossein
Associate Professor, Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Researcher, Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
J Med Ethics Hist Med. 2020 Aug 25;13:6. doi: 10.18502/jmehm.v13i6.4071. eCollection 2020.
Attention to the history of medicine (HM) has been increasing enormously among the scientific community. History of Culture and Civilization of Iran and Islam (HCCII) is taught in medical schools as a required course. However, data on medical students' level of knowledge and attitude about HM is limited. This is a cross-sectional survey conducted between 2016 and 2017. A multi-stage random cluster sampling was done in which 230 medical students were asked to fill a standardized self-administered questionnaire. Univariate statistical tests and ordinary multivariable linear regression were applied. Medical students' knowledge level was 50.8%, which is considered fair and weak. Interestingly, the knowledge score of those who attended only in HCCII course did not differ significantly from those who did not attend this course ( = 0.163). The results showed that knowledge scores were considerably greater in those who participated in related volunteer workshops than those who did not ( = 0.0001). The mean score of attitude toward HM was significantly higher in female subjects than male subjects ( = 0.028). Moreover, data indicated that attendance at the HCCII course and workshops was not associated with improvement in attitude. According to the outcomes, the authors recommend revising the content, teaching method and structure of the HCCII course curriculum.
科学界对医学史（HM）的关注一直在大幅增加。伊朗和伊斯兰文化与文明史（HCCII）在医学院作为必修课开设。然而，关于医学生对医学史的知识水平和态度的数据有限。这是一项在2016年至2017年期间进行的横断面调查。采用多阶段随机整群抽样，让230名医学生填写一份标准化的自填式问卷。应用单变量统计检验和普通多变量线性回归。医学生的知识水平为50.8%，被认为处于中等偏下水平。有趣的是，仅参加HCCII课程的学生的知识得分与未参加该课程的学生没有显著差异（P = 0.163）。结果表明，参加相关志愿者工作坊的学生的知识得分比未参加的学生高得多（P = 0.0001）。女性受试者对医学史的态度平均得分显著高于男性受试者（P = 0.028）。此外，数据表明参加HCCII课程和工作坊与态度的改善无关。根据研究结果，作者建议修订HCCII课程的内容、教学方法和结构。
