Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Introduction Globalization and other relevant phenomena such as healthcare workforce, ageing of the population, brain drain etc. all necessitate medical curricula to transcend national medicine and encompass a more global approach. This is especially true in the context of developing countr...
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| author | Sawazen Malik Asi Alkoronky Mugahid Elmahi Safaa Alsafi Fares Shehada Rawasi Rahma Daffalla Alam Elhuda |
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| description | Abstract Introduction Globalization and other relevant phenomena such as healthcare workforce, ageing of the population, brain drain etc. all necessitate medical curricula to transcend national medicine and encompass a more global approach. This is especially true in the context of developing countries which currently act as passive recipients of ongoing global decisions, health inequities or pandemics. The aim of this research was to study the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese medical students towards global health education and the impact of extra-curricular activities on their knowledge and attitudes. Methods This was a descriptive cross-sectional institutional based study. The study was conducted in five Sudanese Universities and participants were selected using systematic random sampling. An online-based, self-administered questionnaire was used, samples were collected between November 2019 until April 2020 and data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results 1176 medical students were involved. The study revealed a poor level of knowledge among 72.4%, and only 2.3% of respondents revealed a good level of knowledge. Mean knowledge scores between Universities slightly vary and have shown positive correlation according to the grade of the medical student. Regarding attitude, the results demonstrated the high level of interest of medical students in global health, their agreement in including global health in their official medical education curriculum (64.8%) and their consideration of including global health as part of their future career (46.8%). Conclusion The study concluded that there is a knowledge gap among Sudanese medical students regarding global health education, although students showed good attitudes and willingness to include global health in their official curriculum. Recommendations Global health education should be implemented in the official curriculums of Sudanese Universities, and Universities should do global partnerships and increase the learning and teaching opportunities in this interesting field. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-588bd31a32794af08d92834f0241acf22023-04-16T11:17:11ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202023-04-012311910.1186/s12909-023-04168-6Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional studySawazen Malik0Asi Alkoronky1Mugahid Elmahi2Safaa Alsafi3Fares Shehada4Rawasi Rahma5Daffalla Alam Elhuda6Faculty of Medicine, University of KhartoumFaculty of Medicine, University of KhartoumFaculty of Medicine, Gezira UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Alzaiem Alazhari UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Omdurman Islamic UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Kordofan UniversityAcademy of Health SciencesAbstract Introduction Globalization and other relevant phenomena such as healthcare workforce, ageing of the population, brain drain etc. all necessitate medical curricula to transcend national medicine and encompass a more global approach. This is especially true in the context of developing countries which currently act as passive recipients of ongoing global decisions, health inequities or pandemics. The aim of this research was to study the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese medical students towards global health education and the impact of extra-curricular activities on their knowledge and attitudes. Methods This was a descriptive cross-sectional institutional based study. The study was conducted in five Sudanese Universities and participants were selected using systematic random sampling. An online-based, self-administered questionnaire was used, samples were collected between November 2019 until April 2020 and data was analyzed using SPSS version 25. Results 1176 medical students were involved. The study revealed a poor level of knowledge among 72.4%, and only 2.3% of respondents revealed a good level of knowledge. Mean knowledge scores between Universities slightly vary and have shown positive correlation according to the grade of the medical student. Regarding attitude, the results demonstrated the high level of interest of medical students in global health, their agreement in including global health in their official medical education curriculum (64.8%) and their consideration of including global health as part of their future career (46.8%). Conclusion The study concluded that there is a knowledge gap among Sudanese medical students regarding global health education, although students showed good attitudes and willingness to include global health in their official curriculum. Recommendations Global health education should be implemented in the official curriculums of Sudanese Universities, and Universities should do global partnerships and increase the learning and teaching opportunities in this interesting field.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04168-6KnowledgeAttitudePracticeGlobal healthEducationMedical students |
| spellingShingle | Sawazen Malik Asi Alkoronky Mugahid Elmahi Safaa Alsafi Fares Shehada Rawasi Rahma Daffalla Alam Elhuda Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional study BMC Medical Education Knowledge Attitude Practice Global health Education Medical students |
| title | Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Global Health in Undergraduate Education: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sudanese Medical Students towards Global Health Education: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | global health in undergraduate education knowledge attitude and practice of sudanese medical students towards global health education a cross sectional study |
| topic | Knowledge Attitude Practice Global health Education Medical students |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04168-6 |
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