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  • Titulo Artículo: Role of concept map in teaching general awareness and pharmacotherapy of HIV/AIDS among second professional medical students
  • Resumen: Objective: Medical students as future doctors will play an important role in caring for HIV-infected patients. This study assessed and evaluated the existing level of knowledge of MBBS students about HIV/AIDS given through lecture delivery methods and by use of concept map (CM). Materials and methods: This study was carried out on 150 professional MBBS students of tertiary care hospital. A pretest was conducted by giving 10 multiple choice questions (MCQ) of general awareness and 15 questions regarding pharmacotherapy of HIV/AIDS. In between pre- and post-test, a session of 1-week integrated teaching module was organized. After completion of integrated teaching, 2 h session of CM on general awareness and pharmacotherapy of HIV/AIDS was taken. A posttest was conducted using MCQs and problem-based question (PBQ) to assess the effect of integrated teaching and CM on their knowledge about HIV/AIDS. Feedback was also taken from the students to regarding their views about CM. Results: There was a significant increase in student's score in MCQ test after integrated teaching than pretest (P < 0.05). There was also significant improvement in PBQ score after CM than that of after integrated teaching (P < 0.05). Students' perception about the effectiveness of CM was positive. Conclusion: CM can make a significant improvement in the knowledge of medical students and were motivated and developed interest in the subject.
  • Autores: D C Dhasmana , Juhi Kalra, Saurabh Kohli , Taruna Sharma, Suman Bala, .
  • Titulo Revista: Indian journal of pharmacology, .
  • Numero: 7
  • Volumen:48
  • Fecha de publicación: 2016.
  • Base de Datos Bibliográfica: Medline-PubMed , .
  • Suplemento:1.
  • Idioma: Inglés
  • Página Inicial: 37 Página Final: 40
  • ISBN: 1998-3751