Attitude Of Preclinical Medical Students Towards Anatomical Dissection Of Cadaver In Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
Keywords:
Sokoto, dissection, preclinical medical students, AttitudeAbstract
Attitude is a hypothetical construct that represents an individual's like or dislike
for an item. Attitudes are positive, negative or neutral views of an "attitude object':
i.e. a person, behaviour or event. A survey of the attitude of 59 preclinical medical
students in 2009 (2008/2009 session), towards dissection in human anatomy was
made by administering a structured questionnaire, from the Usmanu Danfodiyo
University, Sokoto, Nigeria. Of this number, 48(81%) were males (M), and 11(19%)
were females (F) (M: F ratio = 4.4:1). The differences between males and females
learning the subject of anatomy by dissection with minimal or no pressure, being
active during dissection, the value of dissection to understanding anatomy and
the usefulness of the hand drawn diagrams to the understanding of anatomy were
statistically significant (P<0.01). In conclusion, males students liked dissection
and appreciated that its importance could not be overemphasized in aiding the
understanding of the anatomy subject, than their female counterparts.
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