Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study

BACKGROUND: Scholarly research experiences during student life can make pharmacy students capable of reaching the pinnacle of triumph with scientific skills.AIM: The aim of this study is to assess the perception of pharmacy students and their inclination toward scholarly research publications.MATERI...

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Main Authors:	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth, Bandari, Deepak Kumar, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Chattu, Vijay Kumar
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Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow 2018
Subjects:	RS Pharmacy and materia medica
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spelling	iium-674172018-11-09T08:02:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67417/ Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Bandari, Deepak Kumar Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Chattu, Vijay Kumar RS Pharmacy and materia medica BACKGROUND: Scholarly research experiences during student life can make pharmacy students capable of reaching the pinnacle of triumph with scientific skills.AIM: The aim of this study is to assess the perception of pharmacy students and their inclination toward scholarly research publications.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional web‑based survey was conducted among pharmacy students across India, Malaysia, and Pakistan. A 21‑item questionnaire was distributed through different social networking sites between July and September 2016. Descriptive and Chi‑square tests were used to analyze the findings. A value of P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.RESULTS: Of 543 pharmacy students approached, 348 participants from India, Pakistan, and Malaysia were included giving a response rate of 64%. The study comprises 48.5% of males and 51.4% of females, studying a bachelor of pharmacy (44.5%), and from private institutions (94%). Nearly, three‑fourths (76.4%) of the students had no publications but showed high interest toward original research (87.4%). Most of the participants cited the reasons to engage in the scholarly publication is too advanced research/share findings (74.1%), and to improve writing and research skills (73.6%). Further, a significant percentage of students agreed that contributing to the literature during student life as a valuable experience and publishing will provide them with personal fulfillment. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that most of the pharmacy students had positive perceptions toward scholarly research activities to advance research and improve their writing research skills. We recommend the pharmacy schools to incorporate scholarly activities in the curriculum to embark research‑inclusive career. Wolters Kluwer Medknow 2018-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67417/7/67417%20Pharmacy%20students%27%20perception%20and%20inclination.pdf Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth and Bandari, Deepak Kumar and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Chattu, Vijay Kumar (2018) Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study. Journal of Education and Health Promotion, 7 (131). pp. 1-6. ISSN 2277-9531 E-ISSN 2319-6440 http://www.jehp.net/temp/JEduHealthPromot71131-1013206_024852.pdf 10.4103/jehp.jehp_77_18
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spellingShingle	RS Pharmacy and materia medica Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Bandari, Deepak Kumar Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Chattu, Vijay Kumar Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study
description	BACKGROUND: Scholarly research experiences during student life can make pharmacy students capable of reaching the pinnacle of triumph with scientific skills.AIM: The aim of this study is to assess the perception of pharmacy students and their inclination toward scholarly research publications.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross‑sectional web‑based survey was conducted among pharmacy students across India, Malaysia, and Pakistan. A 21‑item questionnaire was distributed through different social networking sites between July and September 2016. Descriptive and Chi‑square tests were used to analyze the findings. A value of P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.RESULTS: Of 543 pharmacy students approached, 348 participants from India, Pakistan, and Malaysia were included giving a response rate of 64%. The study comprises 48.5% of males and 51.4% of females, studying a bachelor of pharmacy (44.5%), and from private institutions (94%). Nearly, three‑fourths (76.4%) of the students had no publications but showed high interest toward original research (87.4%). Most of the participants cited the reasons to engage in the scholarly publication is too advanced research/share findings (74.1%), and to improve writing and research skills (73.6%). Further, a significant percentage of students agreed that contributing to the literature during student life as a valuable experience and publishing will provide them with personal fulfillment. CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that most of the pharmacy students had positive perceptions toward scholarly research activities to advance research and improve their writing research skills. We recommend the pharmacy schools to incorporate scholarly activities in the curriculum to embark research‑inclusive career.
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author	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Bandari, Deepak Kumar Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Chattu, Vijay Kumar
author_facet	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth Bandari, Deepak Kumar Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Chattu, Vijay Kumar
author_sort	Bhagavathula, Akshaya Srikanth
title	Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study
title_short	Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study
title_full	Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study
title_fullStr	Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study
title_full_unstemmed	Pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: A multinational study
title_sort	pharmacy students’ perception and inclination toward scholarly research publications: a multinational study
publisher	Wolters Kluwer Medknow
publishDate	2018
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