Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional survey
INTRODUCTION: In different countries around the world, the involvement of women in academic medicine was less in comparison with men. This study aimed to assess whether there were significant gender differences in research perception, practice, and publication in Sudan. METHODS: This was an analytic...
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| author | Anas Ibn Auf Heitham Awadalla Magda Elhadi Ahmed Mohamed H Ahmed |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: In different countries around the world, the involvement of women in academic medicine was less in comparison with men. This study aimed to assess whether there were significant gender differences in research perception, practice, and publication in Sudan.
METHODS: This was an analytical cross-sectional study was carried out using questionnaire among 153 teaching staff of five Sudanese medical faculties from both genders, including teaching assistants, lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors.
RESULTS: There were no significant differences among participants' gender regarding their universities, qualifications, research training received after graduation, and participation in research currently or in the past or current position, but female participants seem to be younger as their mean of age was 38.8 (±9.2) compared with 42.6 (±10.1) for males. Importantly, the males' researcher has not only published significantly more than females but also appeared to have significantly more years of research experience. The mean score of research perception was higher among male participants who indicated that they had a more favorable perception of research.
CONCLUSION: The study showed that in Sudanese medical colleges significantly higher percentage of men published scientific papers more than women. In addition, the male also had a significantly higher mean score of research perception which indicated that they had a more favorable perception of research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7ec7998ebe484cb18bd79e0794a9fc7a2022-12-22T00:42:04ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Education and Health Promotion2277-95312019-01-0181313110.4103/jehp.jehp_225_18Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional surveyAnas Ibn AufHeitham AwadallaMagda Elhadi AhmedMohamed H AhmedINTRODUCTION: In different countries around the world, the involvement of women in academic medicine was less in comparison with men. This study aimed to assess whether there were significant gender differences in research perception, practice, and publication in Sudan. METHODS: This was an analytical cross-sectional study was carried out using questionnaire among 153 teaching staff of five Sudanese medical faculties from both genders, including teaching assistants, lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, and full professors. RESULTS: There were no significant differences among participants' gender regarding their universities, qualifications, research training received after graduation, and participation in research currently or in the past or current position, but female participants seem to be younger as their mean of age was 38.8 (±9.2) compared with 42.6 (±10.1) for males. Importantly, the males' researcher has not only published significantly more than females but also appeared to have significantly more years of research experience. The mean score of research perception was higher among male participants who indicated that they had a more favorable perception of research. CONCLUSION: The study showed that in Sudanese medical colleges significantly higher percentage of men published scientific papers more than women. In addition, the male also had a significantly higher mean score of research perception which indicated that they had a more favorable perception of research.http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=31;epage=31;aulast=academic medicinefemalemalesudan |
| spellingShingle | Anas Ibn Auf Heitham Awadalla Magda Elhadi Ahmed Mohamed H Ahmed Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional survey Journal of Education and Health Promotion academic medicine female male sudan |
| title | Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional survey |
| title_full | Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional survey |
| title_fullStr | Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional survey |
| title_short | Comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in Sudan: A cross-sectional survey |
| title_sort | comparing the participation of men and women in academic medicine in medical colleges in sudan a cross sectional survey |
| topic | academic medicine female male sudan |
| url | http://www.jehp.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9531;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=31;epage=31;aulast= |
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