Assessing diagnostic radiology knowledge among Syrian medical undergraduates.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The role of radiology in medicine and healthcare is rapidly expanding worldwide, but awareness about this field among medical students is poor. This is the first study to assess Syrian medical students' knowledge and attitude regarding radiology.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study conducted at the Syrian Private University, on November 8, 2019, on the International Day of Radiology during the war crisis. Data were collected through self-administered surveys and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).

Results

The questionnaire was completed by 269 students whose ages ranged between 17 and 30 years old. Males constituted 63.6% of the respondents. The results revealed adequate knowledge about

SUBMITTER: Alchallah MO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7683655 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature