Scientific Medical Journal Reading Habits in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study at AMC/PGMI, Lahore, 2023
Scientific Medical Journal Reading Habits in Medical Students
Abstract
Objective: Scientific medical journals are peer reviewed and have revolutionized the world of learning for medical students. They can significantly contribute to better learning of the medical students. To assess the scientific journal reading habits in relation to the place of residence, gender, and monthly family income of medical students at Ameer ud Din Medical College. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Settings: The study was conducted at Ameer-Ud-Din Medical College, Lahore Pakistan. Duration: 6 months from 20th March 23 to 20th September 23. Methods: Informed verbal consent was taken from 227 students selected through simple random sampling. Analysis was done using SPSS version 25. Results: The average age of the participants was 21.85±1.35 years.142/227(62.6%) of the participants, including 78/142(54.93%) females and 64/142(45.07%) males were reading scientific medical journals regularly. Only 19/227(8.4%) preferred printed journals. 122/142(85.92%) regular journal readers were urban residents while 20/142(14.08%) of the regular journal readers had a permanent residence in rural areas. Conclusion: Online journals were the preferred medium for 62.6% students compared to printed journals. A greater number of female students read scientific medical journals compared to male students.
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