Difficulties Faced by the Undergraduate Medical Students in Relation to Institution and Hostel Campus: Views of Selected Medical Colleges of Bangladesh

Haque, Fozia Z.; Talukder, Humayun Kabir; Alam, Khurshed; Khan, Sadia Jabeen; Karim, Rezaul

doi:10.3329/bjme.v10i2.44639

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“…But 66% of the students viewed that the learning environment in the hostel was appropriate. Though number of problems were identified by study the students prefer hostel life 16 .…”

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Medical Students’ Views Concerning Social Security System at their Institute

Hasan¹,

Habib²

2023

Bangla J Med Educ

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Introduction: Academic performance of learners is challenging as MBBS students' performance is a result of socio-economic, psychological and environmental factors. Socially secured education systems are growing as a profitable industry with prime goal to produce high quality education which delivers well-educated and skillful students, because institutions are valueless without quality of students. Objective: This study was carried out to find out students’ views on social security system for them in conveniently selected medical colleges of Bangladesh. Methods: This descriptive type of cross-sectional study was carried out at four medical colleges over a period of one year from January 2021 to December 2021. Convenience sampling technique was adopted to select the medical colleges. A self administered pretested questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 purposively selected students who were present in the lecture or online classes on the day of data collection. The security factors were divided into: External Security Factors (Extracurricular activities, family & academic life problems, work and financial, social and environmental other problems, problem-solving skills) and Internal Security Factors (Students’ competence & aptitude, academic life, environmental security measurement, physical or mental expectation, learning barriers and modern technology threats). Results: Among the total 200 students 116 (58%) were male and 84 (42%) were female. Maximum (i.e. 95%) of students expect better social security both internal and external factor. Moreover the maximum students expressed their views regarding solving any internal and external problems and direction from their administration as highly expected when they were in social security problem and stress. Conclusion: Study recommended that the gap between the internal, external social security systems of students and the reality should be assessed meticulously and to be addressed to achieve quality of medical education outcome. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Education Vol.14(2) July 2023: 10-17

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“…But 66% of the students viewed that the learning environment in the hostel was appropriate. Though number of problems were identified by study the students prefer hostel life 16 .…”

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confidence: 97%

Medical Students’ Views Concerning Social Security System at their Institute

Hasan¹,

Habib²

2023

Bangla J Med Educ

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“…According to the study, the majority of students faced institutional-related difficulties, specifically cleanliness of campus (45.6 percent), unclean toilet (72%), poor quality canteen (63%), poor games facilities (75%), insufficient hostel accommodation (65.2 percent), unclean hostel (63.5 percent), insufficient recreation facilities in the hostel (68.5 percent), and irregular hostel supervision by the authority (57.6 percent). 15 Medical students who believe their parents want them to pursue a prominent job following family or cultural standards may be more conflicted about their career choice after they enter medical school. They may also be more prone to long-term fatigue, but there is little evidence that they perform worse academically.…”

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Perceived Stress and Emotional Exhaustion among Undergraduate Medical Students of Gujranwala Medical College, Pakistan

Khan¹,

Arif²,

Azeem³

et al. 2022

Pak J Neurol Surg

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Objective: To determine a student's performance. A survey of undergraduate medical students was done to determine the factors linked to increased stress and emotional tiredness among medical students at Gujranwala Medical College (GMC) Pakistan. Material and Methods: Data was collected using a structured questionnaire collected from undergraduate medical students. Information related to stress, nervousness, being upset, daily life restlessness, being irritated, being focused, satisfaction with the lecturing, financial strains, family-related stress, living problems, and career, was collected from the respondents via proforma with permission. Results: 40.4% of students felt they had often faced stress during their last month with 37.1% facing unexpected events. Often students (34.4%) found restlessness during their last month with 39.1% of subjects feeling irritated by things happening around them. Some 35.8% of subjects had given thoughts to the future, 26.5% felt worthless and 33.1% forgot simple things or tasks. 39.1% felt they had difficulty focusing on the tasks given to them. Financial strain was always there in 3.3% and was rarely felt in 33.8% of subjects. Family-related problems were always there in 7.3% of subjects. 33.1% always felt dissatisfied with the quality of food in the mess. 29.8% of subjects felt they were unable to fulfill their parents’ expectations while 22.5% felt they face stress about their career. Conclusion: 40% of students are experiencing various forms of stress and emotional exhaustion. 33 percent of students always felt tension due to messed-up food, and 26.5 percent felt they always felt alone to deal with their problems.

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“…[27] Crowded accomodation facility and lack of cleanliness in hostels of government medical colleges as well as more patient burden in hospital might be the crucial reasons of difference. [28] Conclusion COVID-19 pandemic has imposed enormous challenges on medical education worldwide. Undergraduate medical students of both government and non-government institutions of Bangladesh expressed their concern about disruption of medical education, losing of clinical skill, increased level of anxiety and stress, and changing aspect of future career plan.…”

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Academic Speculation of Medical Students of Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional, Comparative Study

Johora¹,

Aa²,

Jeenia

et al. 2021

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Background:COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruptions worldwide including education system. While the necessary focus has been on patient care andwellbeing of healthcare professionals, the impacts on medical students need to be discussed. Methods: This cross-sectional comparative study was conducted to evaluate the academic speculation of medical students studying in government and nongovernment institute during COVID-19 pandemic. A structured questionnaire survey linked in the google form was used as study instrument and was distributed among study population through email, messenger, whatsapp and other social media. Total 1020 students were participated in the study.Results:In this research, 441 (43.24%) and 579 (56.77%) students were from government and non-government medical colleges respectively. Opinion of both group was almost similar regarding disruption of medical education, loss of clinical skills and competency, future career plan, and stress and anxiety but significant differences were observed between both group regarding issue of financial burden, meaningful learning opportunities, fear of getting infected and maintenance of social distancing in hostel. Conclusion: The study revealed similar kind of viewpoint about disruption of education, loss of clinical skill and competency, changing aspects of future career plan and increased level of stress and anxiety among medical students of government and non-government institutes of Bangladesh but different speculations were found regarding issue of financial burden, meaningful learning opportunities, fear of getting infected and possibility of maintenance of social distancing in hostel.

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Difficulties Faced by the Undergraduate Medical Students in Relation to Institution and Hostel Campus: Views of Selected Medical Colleges of Bangladesh

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Medical Students’ Views Concerning Social Security System at their Institute

Medical Students’ Views Concerning Social Security System at their Institute

Perceived Stress and Emotional Exhaustion among Undergraduate Medical Students of Gujranwala Medical College, Pakistan

COVID-19 Pandemic and Academic Speculation of Medical Students of Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional, Comparative Study

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