Department of Physiology, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Department of Community Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2022 Mar 11;60(247):299-302. doi: 10.31729/jnma.7413.
Blood pressure measurement has a great implication in medicine. Every medical personnel should have a sound knowledge regarding blood pressure measurement. This study was conducted with the aim of determining the knowledge regarding blood pressure measurement among first and second year medical students of a medical college.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted by Department of Physiology of Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences from June to December 2021 after receiving the ethical approval from Institutional Review Committee with registration number 394. One hundred ninety-seven students from first and second year were included in the study using whole sampling technique. Data was entered and analysed using Microsoft Excel 2019 and Statistical Package for Social sciences version 16.0. Descriptive statistics like frequency, percentage for binary data and mean, standard deviation for continuous data were calculated.
Among 197 students from first and second year, 175 (88.83%) had satisfactory knowledge regarding blood pressure measurement with score ≥8 in Objective Structured Practical Examination. Eighty five (85.86%) students from first year and 90 (91.84%) students from second year had scores ≥8, hence had satisfactory knowledge on blood pressure measurement. A total of 18 (18.18%) first year students achieved a score of 10, while 24 (24.49%) students of the second year scored 12, which were the modal score.
The proportion of first and second year students having satisfactory knowledge regarding blood pressure measurement is higher in our study.
blood pressure; knowledge; medical students.
血压测量在医学中具有重要意义。每个医务人员都应该对血压测量有一个全面的了解。本研究旨在确定医学院一年级和二年级医学生对血压测量的知识。
尼泊尔陆军健康科学研究所生理系于 2021 年 6 月至 12 月在获得机构审查委员会伦理批准（注册号 394）后进行了一项描述性横断面研究。使用整群抽样技术，共纳入 197 名来自一年级和二年级的学生。使用 Microsoft Excel 2019 和 Statistical Package for Social Sciences 版本 16.0 输入和分析数据。计算了频率、二项数据的百分比和连续数据的均值、标准差等描述性统计数据。
在 197 名一年级和二年级学生中，175 名（88.83%）学生在客观结构实践考试中得分≥8，对血压测量有满意的知识。85 名（85.86%）一年级学生和 90 名（91.84%）二年级学生得分≥8，因此对血压测量有满意的知识。共有 18 名（18.18%）一年级学生得分为 10，而 24 名（24.49%）二年级学生得分为 12，这是模态分数。
在我们的研究中，对血压测量有满意知识的一年级和二年级学生的比例较高。
血压；知识；医学生。
