Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum
Abstract Background Undergraduate medical students in India participate in various research activities However, plagiarism is rampant, and we hypothesize that it is the lack of knowledge on how to avoid plagiarism. This study’s objective was to measure the extent of knowledge and attitudes towards p...
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| author | Jeffrey Pradeep Raj Shreeraam Venkatachalam Rajkumar. S. Amaravati Ramya Baburajan Aswathy Maria Oommen Jesin Elsa Jose Rajad. R Reshmi. R Melvin George Balaji Ramraj Bhuvaneswari Gopalakrishnan T. Suresh Kumar Ahammed K. Saleem Mohandas Rai Vijay Subbaraju Penumutsa Deepthi Rani Bodda B. Lakshmi Prasanna Guru Prasad Manderwad Rajiv S Basavaraj Bhandare Prashanth Mada Dilip Mathai Rajalakshmi Aiyappan Philip Mathew |
| author_facet | Jeffrey Pradeep Raj Shreeraam Venkatachalam Rajkumar. S. Amaravati Ramya Baburajan Aswathy Maria Oommen Jesin Elsa Jose Rajad. R Reshmi. R Melvin George Balaji Ramraj Bhuvaneswari Gopalakrishnan T. Suresh Kumar Ahammed K. Saleem Mohandas Rai Vijay Subbaraju Penumutsa Deepthi Rani Bodda B. Lakshmi Prasanna Guru Prasad Manderwad Rajiv S Basavaraj Bhandare Prashanth Mada Dilip Mathai Rajalakshmi Aiyappan Philip Mathew |
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| description | Abstract Background Undergraduate medical students in India participate in various research activities However, plagiarism is rampant, and we hypothesize that it is the lack of knowledge on how to avoid plagiarism. This study’s objective was to measure the extent of knowledge and attitudes towards plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in India. Methods It was a multicentre, cross-sectional study conducted over a two-year period (January 2018 – December 2019). Undergraduate medical students were given a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire which contained: (a) Demographic details; (b) A quiz developed by Indiana University, USA to assess knowledge; and (c) Attitudes towards Plagiarism (ATP) questionnaire. Results Eleven medical colleges (n = 4 government medical colleges [GMCs] and n = 7 private medical colleges [PMCs]) participated. A total of N = 4183 students consented. The mean (SD) knowledge score was 4.54 (1.78) out of 10. The factors (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]; 95% Confidence interval [CI]; p value) that emerged as significant predictors of poor knowledge score were early years of medical education (0.110; 0.063, 0.156; < 0.001) and being enrolled in a GMC (0.348; 0.233, 0.463; < 0.001).The overall mean (SD) scores of the three attitude components namely permissive, critical and submissive norms were 37.56 (5.25), 20.35 (4.20) and 31.20 (4.28) respectively, corresponding to the moderate category. Conclusion The overall knowledge score was poor. A vast majority of study participants fell in the moderate category of attitude score. These findings warrant the need for incorporating formal training in the medical education curriculum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-805ba17b44664ed88f6a89296bcbeee32022-12-22T02:25:51ZengBMCBMC Medical Education1472-69202022-05-0122111010.1186/s12909-022-03438-zExtent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculumJeffrey Pradeep Raj0Shreeraam Venkatachalam1Rajkumar. S. Amaravati2Ramya Baburajan3Aswathy Maria Oommen4Jesin Elsa Jose5Rajad. R6Reshmi. R7Melvin George8Balaji Ramraj9Bhuvaneswari Gopalakrishnan10T. Suresh Kumar11Ahammed K. Saleem12Mohandas Rai13Vijay Subbaraju Penumutsa14Deepthi Rani Bodda15B. Lakshmi Prasanna16Guru Prasad Manderwad17Rajiv S18Basavaraj Bhandare19Prashanth Mada20Dilip Mathai21Rajalakshmi Aiyappan22Philip Mathew23Department of Pharmacology, St. Johns Medical CollegeDepartment of Orthopaedics, St. Johns Medical CollegeDepartment of Orthopaedics, St. Johns Medical CollegeDepartment of Orthopaedics, St. Johns Medical CollegeDepartment of Anatomy, Government Medical CollegeDepartment of Anatomy, Government Medical CollegeDepartment of Anatomy, Government TD Medical CollegeDepartment of Physiology, Government TD Medical CollegeDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, SRM Medical College Hospital & Research CentreIndian Council of Medical Research, National Institute for Research in TuberculosisDepartment of Biochemistry, Government Vellore Medical College and HospitalDepartment of Anatomy, Government Vellore Medical College and HospitalDepartment of Pharmacology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences & Research CentreDepartment of Pharmacology, AJ Institute of Medical Sciences & Research CentreDepartment of Pharmacology, Rangaraya Medical CollegeDepartment of Pharmacology, Rangaraya Medical CollegeDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research CenterDepartment of Microbiology, Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research CenterDepartment of Pharmacology, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital.Department of Pharmacology, Rajarajeswari Medical College and Hospital.Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad Metropolitan RegionDepartment of General Medicine, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Apollo Health City CampusDepartment of Community Medicine, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research CentreDepartment of Community Medicine, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research CentreAbstract Background Undergraduate medical students in India participate in various research activities However, plagiarism is rampant, and we hypothesize that it is the lack of knowledge on how to avoid plagiarism. This study’s objective was to measure the extent of knowledge and attitudes towards plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in India. Methods It was a multicentre, cross-sectional study conducted over a two-year period (January 2018 – December 2019). Undergraduate medical students were given a pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire which contained: (a) Demographic details; (b) A quiz developed by Indiana University, USA to assess knowledge; and (c) Attitudes towards Plagiarism (ATP) questionnaire. Results Eleven medical colleges (n = 4 government medical colleges [GMCs] and n = 7 private medical colleges [PMCs]) participated. A total of N = 4183 students consented. The mean (SD) knowledge score was 4.54 (1.78) out of 10. The factors (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]; 95% Confidence interval [CI]; p value) that emerged as significant predictors of poor knowledge score were early years of medical education (0.110; 0.063, 0.156; < 0.001) and being enrolled in a GMC (0.348; 0.233, 0.463; < 0.001).The overall mean (SD) scores of the three attitude components namely permissive, critical and submissive norms were 37.56 (5.25), 20.35 (4.20) and 31.20 (4.28) respectively, corresponding to the moderate category. Conclusion The overall knowledge score was poor. A vast majority of study participants fell in the moderate category of attitude score. These findings warrant the need for incorporating formal training in the medical education curriculum.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03438-zAttitudePlagiarismPublication ethicsResearch ethics |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey Pradeep Raj Shreeraam Venkatachalam Rajkumar. S. Amaravati Ramya Baburajan Aswathy Maria Oommen Jesin Elsa Jose Rajad. R Reshmi. R Melvin George Balaji Ramraj Bhuvaneswari Gopalakrishnan T. Suresh Kumar Ahammed K. Saleem Mohandas Rai Vijay Subbaraju Penumutsa Deepthi Rani Bodda B. Lakshmi Prasanna Guru Prasad Manderwad Rajiv S Basavaraj Bhandare Prashanth Mada Dilip Mathai Rajalakshmi Aiyappan Philip Mathew Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum BMC Medical Education Attitude Plagiarism Publication ethics Research ethics |
| title | Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum |
| title_full | Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum |
| title_fullStr | Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum |
| title_full_unstemmed | Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum |
| title_short | Extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in South India - a multicentre, cross-sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum |
| title_sort | extent of knowledge and attitudes on plagiarism among undergraduate medical students in south india a multicentre cross sectional study to determine the need for incorporating research ethics in medical undergraduate curriculum |
| topic | Attitude Plagiarism Publication ethics Research ethics |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03438-z |
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