Advances in Medical Education and Practice (Oct 2020)

Facility-Related Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Medical Students in Human Anatomy

  • Tiruneh ST,
  • Abegaz BA,
  • Bekel AA,
  • Adamu YW,
  • Kiros MD,
  • Woldeyes DH

Journal volume & issue
Vol. Volume 11
pp. 729 – 734

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Shibabaw Tedla Tiruneh, Belta Asnakew Abegaz, Abebe Ayalew Bekel, Yibeltal Wubale Adamu, Mengistu Desalegn Kiros, Dawit Habte Woldeyes Biomedical Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Shibabaw Tedla TirunehCollege of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Po. Box: 79, Bahir Dar, EthiopiaTel +251 918 375 554Email [email protected]: Medical students’ academic performance plays an important role in producing qualified graduates who will become great practitioners and workforce for the country’s health sector responsible for controlling, diagnosing, and treatment of diseases. The purpose of this study was to identify college facility-related factors affecting medical students’ academic performance in the human anatomy course.Methods: To achieve the objective of this study, a cross-sectional study design was carried out between January 13 and March 30, 2019. One hundred twenty study participants were recruited in the study. Data were collected using self-administered questioners. Binary and multinomial logistic regression were applied to analyze the data.Results: A total of 120 participants were included in the study. Of which, 81 (67.5%) were male while 39 (32.5%) were females. Dormitory crowdedness (AOR 3.16 (95% CI: 0.83– 2.01, p= 0.11), large class size (AOR = 2.36; 95% CI: 1.11– 4.64 p = 0.005), inadequate classroom facilities (AOR = 1.56; 95% CI: 1.51– 4.91, p = 0.001), low internet access (AOR = 1.99; 95% CI: 1.07– 3.22, p = 0.015) and inadequate anatomy-teaching model (AOR = 2.63; 95% CI: 1.17– 6.12, p =0.003) were significantly associated with low performance of students in human anatomy course exam. However, college library (AOR = 0.23; 95% CI: 0.1– 0.48 p = 0.061) did not show significant association with academic performance (p = 0.61).Conclusion: Dormitory crowdedness, large class size, inadequate classroom facilities, low internet access, and inadequate anatomy-teaching models were independent factors, which affect the performance of medical students in the human anatomy course exam. However, there was no significant association between the college library and the performance of study participants in this particular course.Keywords: academic performance, medical students, facility-related factors

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