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Yasmeen, Nikhat, Panda, Sanghamitra, Omer Siddique, Abdul Raoof, Rahman, Javeria Amatul, N., Ratna Kumari |
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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research (Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research); 2023, Vol. 14 Issue 7, p751-758, 8p |
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Background: Absenteeism is one of the chief concerns in institutions of higher education especially in undergraduate medical education worldwide. A decline in students’ attendance is also on the rise in medical colleges.[1]Medicalteaching requires the student to have adequate attendance for proper understanding and for acquisition of skills. Aims & objectives: The present study was undertaken to determine the impact of attendance on academic performance among first year medical students. Methods: The study group consisting of 150 first year MBBS students, 49 boys and 101 girls with the mean age 19.6 ± 1.2 years. The students were divided into 2 groups; group I having attendance < 80% and group II with > 80%. Academic performance was measured by taking the average of total marks scored in three internal assessments conducted in one academic year and it was categorised into >50% and <50% for analysis. Absenteeism score was measured by determining the percentage of attendance of each student throughout the academic year. A comparison was made between their attendance and their performance both in theory and practical exams. Results: Data was entered into Microsoft Excel sheets. Chi-square test was used to measure the association between student’s attendance and student’s performance. Results were tabulated, and significance was expressed (p < 0.05 as significant and p < 0.001 as highly significant) A strong positive association was found both in theory and practical attendance and academic scores. The results of this study are consistent with the previous studies conducted by several researchers on class attendance and student performance in medical [2,3,4] and non-medical colleges.[5,6] Conclusion: This study found a strong and significant association between academic performances and absenteeism among students. Medical colleges should take some corrective measures to improve students’ attendance as absenteeism may result in poor academic performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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