TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors associated with interest in scientific research in dental students of six Cuban universities
AU - Corrales-Reyes, Ibraín Enrique
AU - Villegas-Maestre, José Daniel
AU - Valdés-Gamboa, Leonardo
AU - García-Raga, Mónica
AU - Véliz-Concepción, Olga Lidia
AU - Torres-Fernández, Lilian Susana
AU - Tusell-Hormigó, Diana
AU - Vitón-Castillo, Adrián Alejandro
AU - Torrecilla-Venegas, Rolando
AU - Mejia, Christian R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Corrales-Reyes, Villegas-Maestre, Valdés-Gamboa, García-Raga, Véliz-Concepción, Torres-Fernández, Tusell-Hormigó, Vitón-Castillo, Torrecilla-Venegas and Mejia.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Introduction: To determine the factors associated with interest in scientific research in dental students of six Cuban universities. Methods: This is a multicenter cross-sectional analytical study. Interest in scientific research was the dependent variable, and it was assessed through a questionnaire proved to be reliable (Cronbach’s α = 0.88). We obtained adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR), 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), and p values through generalized linear models. Results: A total of 587 students were part of the research, and 57.9% manifested interest in scientific research. However, when they were asked if they wanted to pursue a research career in the future, only 45.1% responded affirmatively. We found, through multivariate analysis, that there was more interest in scientific research among those who were student assistants (aPR: 2.42; 95% CI: 1.41–4.16; p = 0.001), those who had previous studies (aPR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.02–1.79; p = 0.034), and those who had received awards in scientific events (aPR: 1.74; 95% CI: 1.26–2.41; p = 0.001). In contrast, there was less interest among those who were at the clinical stage of their career (aPR: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.49–0.89; p = 0.006), adjusted for seven variables. Conclusions: There exists interest in scientific research and we found some factors associated with this. This has to be taken into account in order for educational institutions to generate strategies.
AB - Introduction: To determine the factors associated with interest in scientific research in dental students of six Cuban universities. Methods: This is a multicenter cross-sectional analytical study. Interest in scientific research was the dependent variable, and it was assessed through a questionnaire proved to be reliable (Cronbach’s α = 0.88). We obtained adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR), 95% confidence intervals (95% CI), and p values through generalized linear models. Results: A total of 587 students were part of the research, and 57.9% manifested interest in scientific research. However, when they were asked if they wanted to pursue a research career in the future, only 45.1% responded affirmatively. We found, through multivariate analysis, that there was more interest in scientific research among those who were student assistants (aPR: 2.42; 95% CI: 1.41–4.16; p = 0.001), those who had previous studies (aPR: 1.35; 95% CI: 1.02–1.79; p = 0.034), and those who had received awards in scientific events (aPR: 1.74; 95% CI: 1.26–2.41; p = 0.001). In contrast, there was less interest among those who were at the clinical stage of their career (aPR: 0.66; 95% CI: 0.49–0.89; p = 0.006), adjusted for seven variables. Conclusions: There exists interest in scientific research and we found some factors associated with this. This has to be taken into account in order for educational institutions to generate strategies.
KW - dental students
KW - dentistry
KW - multicenter study
KW - research
KW - surveysquestionnaires
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U2 - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1096948
DO - 10.3389/feduc.2023.1096948
M3 - Original Article
AN - SCOPUS:85149503824
SN - 2504-284X
VL - 8
JO - Frontiers in Education
JF - Frontiers in Education
M1 - 1096948
ER -