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Date Published: 27/10/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v531i1.6962
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Vol. 531 No. 1 (2023)
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Trần, B. Đại ., Nguyễn , H. P. T. ., Nguyễn , V. P. ., Bùi , T. H. ., Lê, T. Q. T. ., Võ , V. B. ., Võ , V. B. ., Võ , Q. T. ., & Nguyễn , K. T. . (2023). ATTITUDES AND BARRIERS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN 2022: THE CASE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY. Vietnam Medical Journal, 531(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v531i1.6962

ATTITUDES AND BARRIERS TO SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN 2022: THE CASE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Bảo Đại Trần1, Hà Phúc Tâm Nguyễn 1, Văn Pol Nguyễn 1, Tùng Hiệp Bùi 1, Thị Quý Thảo Lê1, Văn Bảy Võ 1, Văn Bảy Võ 1, Quang Trung Võ 1, Kim Thuận Nguyễn 1
1 Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine

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Background: Scientific research is the most critical activity in the field of health sciences, as it provides scientific evidence relevant to the implementation of health policy in a country. It is important to pay attention to scientific research among students to develop a team of talented doctors, but there are many barriers to such an endeavor. Objective: This study was aimed at surveying the attitudes of medical students toward carrying out scientific research and the barriers to this activity for the period 2022. Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study involving 510 medical students was conducted in February 2022. The sample comprised 268 male students and 242 female students. Results: The medical students obtained average scores of 48.6±5.7 and 31.9±4.1 for attitudes and barriers, respectively. Foreign language factors and network connections (p = 0.026) affected their attitudes toward performing research. The knowledge and skills entailed by participating in scientific research were regarded as barriers by most of the students. Conclusion: Medical students have positive attitudes toward scientific research, but many factors impede their participation in it.

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Attitudes, barriers, Ho Chi Minh City, medical students, scientific research.

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