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Journal article
Awareness and attitude of environmental health engineering students of Shiraz university of medical sciences toward their field of study and future career
Iranian Journal of Health and Environment, Vol.15(4), pp.617-632
03/2023
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Abstract
Background and Objective: Understanding the area of study stimulates the student. Therefore, students should pick their field of study with more information so that they get more engaged in it to complete the responsibilities assigned in the future as well as possible. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the attitude of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences environmental health students regarding their field of study and potential future careers.
Materials and Methods: This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive research study on medical education. In this study, 120 students studying environmental health engineering at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences had their attitudes and knowledge assessed using a questionnaire created by the University of Minnesota, America, and the results were then analyzed using chi-square and t-tests.
Results: According to the research's findings, more than 80% of students chose their field of study without having any prior knowledge of it, more than 90% did not place it among their top priorities, and 80% claimed that their field of study depended on whether or not their employment position is acceptable.
Conclusion: According to the data, the majority of students had an unfavorable perception about entering this field. As a result, it is necessary to thoroughly present this discipline to students before they begin studying it, as well as to update its subject headings to better meet societal demands.
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- Title
- Awareness and attitude of environmental health engineering students of Shiraz university of medical sciences toward their field of study and future career
- Creators
- Saeed Rajabi - Shiraz University of Medical SciencesNasim Salehi - Shiraz University of Medical SciencesHassan Hashemi - Shiraz University of Medical SciencesFaezeh Mobasheri - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Publication Details
- Iranian Journal of Health and Environment, Vol.15(4), pp.617-632
- Publisher
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Number of pages
- 16
- Identifiers
- 991013338790402368
- Copyright
- © 2023 Iranian Association of Environmental Health, and Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
- Academic Unit
- Nursing; Faculty of Health
- Language
- Persian
- Resource Type
- Journal article