Academic Misconduct Among Medical Students; A Multiple College Study | [Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal • 2023]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Akram Saeed: Department of Community Medicine, Sialkot Medical College,Sialkot,Pakistan

2. Soufia Farrukh: Department of Ophthalmology, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur Pakistan,

3. Wajahat Hussain: Department of Community Medicine, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College, Bahawalpur Pakistan

4. Samina Badar: Department of Community Medicine, Multan Medical & Dental College, Multan Pakistan

5. Arif Ahmed Zaidi: Department of Community Medicine, Sialkot Medical College,Sialkot,Pakistan

6. Huda Abbas: Department of Community Medicine, Sialkot Medical College,Sialkot,Pakistan

Abstract:

Objective: To determine the frequency of academic misconduct among students of medical colleges affiliated with University of Health Sciences in Punjab. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Place and Duration of Study: Different Public and Private sector medical colleges in Punjab affiliated with University of Health Sciences, from Jan 2018 to Dec 2018. Methodology: Multistage stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. Information was collected on a self-administered questionnaire containing the common trends of academic misconducts. Data was entered and analyzed through SPSS version 22. Results: Total 2000 students were enrolled in the study with equal participation from public and private sector. Mean age of the respondents was 21.82±1.82 years. Overall frequency of academic misconduct was high i.e., 1928(96.4%). The most frequent academic misconduct was asking friend to mark the proxy (84.45%) and the least frequent reported misconduct was using cell phone for exchange of answers (14.25%). The difference of academic misconduct among students of public and private sector medical college students was significant (p-<0.001). The academic misconduct was also significantly different (p=0.005) among students from rural and urban residential backgrounds. Conclusion: Academic misconduct was found a serious problem among medical students studying in public and private sector medical colleges of Punjab, Pakistan.

Page(s): 286-290

DOI: 10.51253/pafmj.v73iSUPPL-1.3518

Published: Journal: Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Volume: 73, Issue: S1, Year: 2023

Keywords:

students , Academic misconduct , Medical Colleges

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