Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine Students' Knowledge Levels about Botulinum Toxin: Survey Study

Abstract

The aim of the study is to evaluate the knowledge and awareness level of medical students through a questionnaire about botulinum toxin, which is widely used in medicine. The correct answer(s) of each question is explained at the end of the questionnaire thus it is aimed to encourage students to learn more about the subject by providing necessary information. The study is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted by Google survey method to Osmangazi Medical Faculty students in the 2020-2021 academic year. Of the 404 students who responded the survey, 53 were 1st grade, 103 were 2nd grade, 50 were 3rd grade, 64 were 4th grade, 68 were 5th grade and 68 were 6th grade students. The questionnarie contains eight questions and the correct answer to each question is ten points. In questions with more than one correct answer, the weighted average score of each correct answer is calculated by division of ten to the number of correct answers. The total score of the questionnarie is eighty points. The average scores of the first to sixth grades were 38.87, 41.21, 56.75, 56.59, 60.66 and 62.95 respectively. According to the results of our study the level of knowledge of medical students about Botulinum toxin increases with the grade and both the level of knowledge and awareness about Botulinum toxin are at an acceptable level.