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Potential risk factors related to academic failure in a medical college, a comparative approach

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To compare risk factors related to medical students' failure based on gender, year of study and living away from home. METHODS: The cross-sectional, non-interventional, comparative study was conducted at a private medical college of Islamabad, Pakistan from 2015 to 2017, and comprised students who had even once scored <50% marks in their professional examinations. Data was collected using a questionnaire that was scored on a five-point Likert scale. Data was analyzed using SPSS 23. RESULTS: Of the 115 students, 62(52%) were day scholars compared to 55(48%) hostellers; 64(56%) were females compared to 51(44%) males; and 50(43%) belonged to the second year. Overall, differences in terms of gender, year of study and living away from home were not significant (p>0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Risk factors for poor academic performance were found to be common among all students.

Source: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

DOI: 10.47391/jpma.018

Authors: Faiza Kiran Noor, Danish Hassan Khan, Haider Ghazanfar

Institutions: Army Medical College, National University of Medical Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Educational Outcomes and Influences

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $650