Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Introduction: The outbreak of COVID-19 led to lockdown, which in turn led to the closure of schools and colleges. This situation created an opportunity to transform the conventional learning methods into an online or virtual method using various digital platforms. Nepalese Army Institute of Health S...
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| author | Gita Dhakal Chalise Mamata Bharati Jayendra Bajracharya Ambu KC Subhadra Pradhan Bibhav Adhikari Manoranjan Shrestha |
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| description | Introduction: The outbreak of COVID-19 led to lockdown, which in turn led to the closure of schools and colleges. This situation created an opportunity to transform the conventional learning methods into an online or virtual method using various digital platforms. Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences started online classes as an alternative way to resume education during this pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to identify the prevalence of medical science students with a positive attitude towards online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic in a medical college of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Methods: The study was conducted among 513 students using descriptive cross-sectional study design who were currently studying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Bachelor of Nursing Science under the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences. Data was collected from June-July 2020 through an online self-administered questionnaire using Google forms. The results were presented through frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
Results: In this study, 112 (87.5%) Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 189 (83.6%) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and 63 (82.9%) Bachelor of Science in Nursing students had a positive attitude towards online classes, while 51 (61.5%) of Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing students had a negative attitude towards it.
Conclusions: Most bachelor-level students had a positive attitude towards online classes. With a
positive attitude, students’ participation and adaptability in online classes will be high, resulting in
better academic performance. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e48ff404ecf84694ab32880d237df2452022-12-22T04:08:19ZengNepal Medical AssociationJournal of Nepal Medical Association0028-27151815-672X2021-02-015923410.31729/jnma.5413Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional StudyGita Dhakal Chalise0Mamata Bharati1Jayendra Bajracharya2Ambu KC3Subhadra Pradhan4Bibhav Adhikari5Manoranjan Shrestha6College of Nursing, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Kathmandu, NepalNepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, College of Nursing, Kathmandu, NepalLittle Angels, College of Management, Kathmandu, NepalDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, NepalIntroduction: The outbreak of COVID-19 led to lockdown, which in turn led to the closure of schools and colleges. This situation created an opportunity to transform the conventional learning methods into an online or virtual method using various digital platforms. Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences started online classes as an alternative way to resume education during this pandemic. Therefore, this study aims to identify the prevalence of medical science students with a positive attitude towards online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic in a medical college of Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: The study was conducted among 513 students using descriptive cross-sectional study design who were currently studying Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and Bachelor of Nursing Science under the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences. Data was collected from June-July 2020 through an online self-administered questionnaire using Google forms. The results were presented through frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. Results: In this study, 112 (87.5%) Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 189 (83.6%) Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, and 63 (82.9%) Bachelor of Science in Nursing students had a positive attitude towards online classes, while 51 (61.5%) of Proficiency Certificate Level Nursing students had a negative attitude towards it. Conclusions: Most bachelor-level students had a positive attitude towards online classes. With a positive attitude, students’ participation and adaptability in online classes will be high, resulting in better academic performance.http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/5413COVID-19; lockdown; MBBS; nursing; online classes |
| spellingShingle | Gita Dhakal Chalise Mamata Bharati Jayendra Bajracharya Ambu KC Subhadra Pradhan Bibhav Adhikari Manoranjan Shrestha Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study Journal of Nepal Medical Association COVID-19; lockdown; MBBS; nursing; online classes |
| title | Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full | Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_short | Undergraduate Medical Science Students Positive Attitude towards Online Classes during COVID-19 Pandemic in a Medical College: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study |
| title_sort | undergraduate medical science students positive attitude towards online classes during covid 19 pandemic in a medical college a descriptive cross sectional study |
| topic | COVID-19; lockdown; MBBS; nursing; online classes |
| url | http://jnma.com.np/jnma/index.php/jnma/article/view/5413 |
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