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Name | Computer and internet use among medical, dental and pharmacy students of Karachi, Pakistan. |
Description | Research article:- Najia Rahim*1, Shagufta Nesar2, Shaheen Parveen3, Rabia Rehman2 & Sadia Shakeel1
Affiliation:- 1Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan. 2Jinnah Medical & Dental College, Karachi, Pakistan. 3Faculty of Pharmacy, Jinnah University For Women, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract:- Background: Medical, dental and pharmacy students need computer skills and Internet access to excel in their academic and professional career. The present study was planned to analyze computer and internet use by undergraduate and postgraduate medical, dental and pharmacy students. Methodology: A questionnaire-based study was conducted from Jan’2012 to June ’2012 in four colleges and universities of Karachi, Pakistan. Undergraduate and postgraduate students of MBBS, BDS and Pharm.D programs were asked to respond to the questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were determined for the different variables of the questionnaire. One way ANOVA using 0.05 level of significance was performed to observe the influence of gender, age and educational status of students on their computer and internet access and usage. Results: Out of 500, 405 students responded to the questionnaire, 68.6% of students have their own computers, whereas, only 3% of students have computer access at public place or their college campus. 73.3% of students started using computer before the age of 15 years. 41.5% of students search internet for relevant webpages daily. Only 14.1% of students browse scientific literature and website like Pubmed, Pakmedinet, Google scholar on daily basis. Conclusion: It is concluded that students have computer and internet access. Students use computer and internet mostly for class assignments and less frequently for retrieving medical and scientific literature from website like Pubmed, Pakmedinet, Google scholar. It is recommended to focus on achieving learning objectives of these bachelor programs by channelizing their computer skills and internet access.
Key Words:-Medical, Dental, Pharmacy students, Computer skills, Internet access, scientific literature.
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