level of awareness among medical students at Syrian Private University about the etiology of short stature in children

Aim Our research aims to shed light on a very important health problem and to study and evaluate the awareness of medical students at the Syrian Private University about this health problem in all its aspects, in order to develop successful and thoughtful educational plans in order to compete with local and international universities with the quality of education. Methods and material: A cross-sectional study during an extended period between 17-10-2023 and 26-12-2023. Samples were collected through an electronic questionnaire among medical students at Syrian Private University. The data was analyzed using the EXCEL program and SPSS statistics V26. Once the questionnaire was answered, the student was... Agree to share. Results The sample in our study consisted of 300 students with an average age of (22.34 ± 2.84 years), male/female ratio: 55%/45%, and the percentage of sixth-year students was the most common (31.7% of the total participants). The percentage of general knowledge was 98%, and the most common sources of knowledge were from University lectures (46.6% of all participants), the percentage of knowledge about symptoms and signs was 49.84%, the factors associated with short stature was 50.26%, diagnostic methods were 55.38%, medical tests to diagnose short stature were 20.8%, and treatment methods were 75.1%, and knowledge was most common among students in recent years. Conclusion This study showed a lack of knowledge among first-year students. Scientific seminars must be held to raise awareness for first-year students so that they are fully aware of all complications of the disease and the means of diagnosis and treatment.