Access, sources and value of new medical information: views of final year medical students at the University of Nairobi.
Trop Med Int Health
; 14(1): 118-22, 2009 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19152558
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate final year medical students' access to new medical information.METHOD:
Cross-sectional survey of final year medical students at the University of Nairobi using anonymous, self-administered questionnaires.RESULTS:
Questionnaires were distributed to 85% of a possible 343 students and returned by 44% (152). Half reported having accessed some form of new medical information within the previous 12 months, most commonly from books and the internet. Few students reported regular access; and specific, new journal articles were rarely accessed. Absence of internet facilities, slow internet speed and cost impeded access to literature; and current training seems rarely to encourage students to seek new information.CONCLUSION:
Almost half the students had not accessed any new medical information in their final year in medical school. This means they are ill prepared for a career that may increasingly demand life-long, self-learning.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Students, Medical
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Information Services
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Trop Med Int Health
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Kenya