Faculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Faculty of Medicine, Omdurman Ahlia University, Khartoum, Sudan.
BMC Med Educ. 2024 Aug 26;24(1):929. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05867-4.
Socioeconomic status (SES) is a social classification factor that takes into account income, parental education and occupation. SES has been shown to play an important role in shaping students' academic performance, including in medical schools, but there still remains significant variation in findings around SES and academic achievement worldwide. We aim to assess and explore socioeconomic disparities and their effects on medical school performance at Sudanese public and private universities.
The objective of our study was to assess the effects of age, sex, living conditions, parental education and income level on the academic achievement of medical students from universities in Sudan.
This cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical students at ten public universities in Sudan between September and December 2023. Participants were included if they were older than 18 years and were studying in their 2nd year or older. The data were collected using an online questionnaire with open- and closed-ended questions measuring age, living conditions, parental income level and education. A convenience sampling method was used to recruit participants from universities. The data were analyzed using SPSS v28.0.0, and a p value less than 0.05 was used to indicate statistical significance.
We received 832 responses, 516 (62%) from females and 307 (36.9%) from males. The median age was 23 years. Most students lived with their families (61.1%), followed by student housing (28.2%). This study revealed age (p = .024) (95% Cl: 0.025- 0.023) andhigh family income (p = .019) (95% Cl: 0.018- 0.02) are associated with academic achievement in the long term, as demonstrated through cumulative grade point average (cGPA).
The findings underscore the importance of targeted support systems to bridge the socioeconomic gaps that exist among medical students, allowing all students to thrive academically regardless of their background.
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社会经济地位（SES）是一个综合考虑收入、父母教育程度和职业的社会分类因素。SES 已被证明在塑造学生的学业成绩方面发挥着重要作用，包括在医学院校，但在全球范围内，SES 与学业成绩之间的关系仍然存在很大差异。我们旨在评估和探讨苏丹公立和私立大学中社会经济差异及其对医学生学业表现的影响。
本研究旨在评估年龄、性别、生活条件、父母教育程度和收入水平对来自苏丹大学的医学生学业成绩的影响。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2023 年 9 月至 12 月在苏丹的十所公立大学的本科医学生中进行。纳入标准为年龄大于 18 岁且正在 2 年级及以上学习的学生。使用带有开放式和封闭式问题的在线问卷收集参与者的数据，这些问题衡量年龄、生活条件、父母收入水平和教育程度。采用便利抽样法从大学招募参与者。使用 SPSS v28.0.0 分析数据，p 值小于 0.05 表示具有统计学意义。
我们共收到 832 份回复，其中 516 份（62%）来自女性，307 份（36.9%）来自男性。中位数年龄为 23 岁。大多数学生与家人同住（61.1%），其次是学生宿舍（28.2%）。本研究表明，年龄（p=0.024）（95%Cl：0.025-0.023）和高家庭收入（p=0.019）（95%Cl：0.018-0.02）与通过累积平均绩点（cGPA）表现出的长期学业成绩相关。
研究结果强调了需要建立有针对性的支持系统来弥合医学生之间存在的社会经济差距，让所有学生都能在学业上取得成功，无论其背景如何。
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