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Assessment of academic/non-academic factors and extracurricular activities influencing performance of medical students of faculty of medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Malaysia
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Haque, Mainul Rahman, Nor Azlina A. Rahman, Nor Iza A. Haque, Seraj Zohurul Zulkifli, Zainal Lugova, Halyna Majumder, Anwarul Azim Musa, Rabiu Muazu Alattraqchi, Ahmed Ghazi |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | Background: Physical and mental comfort is known to have a crucial influence on health and performance amongst medical students. Very often, medical students suffer from poor quality of life (QOL) related to the work-life balance due to the lack of sleep, nutritional and dietary disorders and low physical activity, resulting in a negative impact on their academic performance. This study aims to determine the potential academic/non-academic factors and extra-curricular activities influencing the performance of medical students in Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA). Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, UniSZA, Terengganu, Malaysia. A sample size of 300 respondents were recruited from Year I to V medical students. The questionnaire was adopted, modified and validated from a similar study in Saudi Arabia. Results: Majority of the students enjoy medical education are self-motivated, have a good command of English, non-smokers and have a sufficient sleep. Conclusion: University medical students possess good QOL within the optimum educational environment. |
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| File Format | XHTML |
| ISSN | 23218568 |
| DOI | 10.4103/aihb.aihb_28_17 |
| Journal | Advances in Human Biology |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 8 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Medknow |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Education Research Academic Performance Academic/non-academic Factors Extracurricular Influencing Medical Students Advances in Human Biology, Volume 8, Issue 1 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
