THE EVALUATION OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND OPINIONS OF FACULTY OF MEDICINE TERM VI STUDENTS ON NOTIFIABLE DISEASES AND RELEVANT PRACTICES BASED ON THEIR PUBLIC HEALTH INTERNSHIP STATUS

Authors : Didem Daymaz, Necibe Kurtuluş, Çağla Güneş, Talha Akif Aksoy, Gaye Nur Batir, Mehmet Semih Yazici, Zeynep Nesibe Iman, Muhammed Musab Al, Zekiye Nur Öztürk Haktaniyan, Ayça Naz Şahin, Ünal Yağmur, Elif Akarslan, Metehan Taşkiran, Ismail Koltuk, Ibrahim Gü

Pages : 522-530

Doi:10.24938/kutfd.1371198

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Publication Date : 2023-12-26

Article Type : Research

Abstract :Objective: The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and opinions of pre-physicians, term VI students in the 2021-2022 academic year, who participated and did not participate in a public health internship program appertaining to the notifiable diseases process. Material and Methods: The participants of this study consisted of term VI students from 126 faculty of medicine. We used a data collection form, consisting of 25 questions in total, to assess the knowledge of term VI students on their sociodemographic characteristics, their educational background, and internship process, in addition to their opinions on the notifiable diseases. Considering knowledge questions, correct answers were worth one point each, while the other answers were worth zero points and evaluated over the total score. The data were collected through observation method of data collection. Results: 48.7% of the 115 participants had completed their public health internship program A statistically significant difference was found between public health internship and having knowledge and being skilled in the notifiable diseases (p<0.001, p=0.003, respectively). The mean knowledge score of the students who had received their public health internship program obtained from propositions measuring the knowledge level of the participants on reporting notifiable diseases was 5.9±2.1, score was 4.3±2.1 for those who had not received the internship program in question. Based on the public health internship status, there was a statistically significant difference among the success points of the students (p<0.001). Conclusion: The level of knowledge and awareness of prephysicians having completed their public health internship program concerning the notification process was found to be higher than those who have not yet done their internships. Some required information and applications about the notifiable diseases should be taken into account while building undergraduate curriculums of the faculty of medicine and setting out the public health internship program.
Keywords : Enfeksiyöz hastalık bildirimi, hastalık bildirimi, tıp öğrencisi, halk sağlığı, önlisans tıp eğitimi