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April 24, 2026BMC Medical EducationOpen Access

Knowledge, awareness, and perceptions of meningioma epidemiology among undergraduate medical students in Enugu, Nigeria: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study

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A cross-sectional study examines knowledge of meningiomas in medical students, indicating a need for improved curriculum integration.

This research aims to assess knowledge, awareness, and perceptions of meningioma epidemiology among undergraduate medical students in Nigeria.
Cross-sectional mixed-methods study design
Structured self-administered questionnaires with stratified random sampling
Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and inferential tests like χ² tests and ANOVA.
High awareness of meningioma at 78.9%, mainly from lectures and textbooks.
Overall low knowledge scores averaging 5.4 out of 12; only 24.5% felt curriculum coverage was adequate.
Higher knowledge scores associated with neurosurgical exposure.

Uzoechina et al. (2026) studied this question.

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