Abstract
Background: Research is one of the crucial factors in the advancement of health. Undergraduate medical research training is a cornerstone in medical students’ education. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of medical students toward medical research.
 Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study included 200 medical students in their fifth and sixth years at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire, assessing students’ knowledge and attitudes toward medical research, which were scored out of 100. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software.
 Results: Of the 200 students, 69% were females and 31% males; 81% of them held a Sudanese secondary school diploma and reported future clinical career choice. Their mean academic score was 16 out of 32 6.6 points. Students’ mean knowledge score was 36 out of 100, which was considered low. Their mean attitude score toward medical research was 48.2 out of 100, which was considered moderate. 
 Conclusions: This study concluded that the knowledge of fifth- and sixth-year medical students about medical research was low. However, moderately positive attitude was reported among them. It is recommended that students’ engagement in active research ought to be started early in their medical school. Additionally, more engaging and interactive methods of teaching research are endorsed to be implemented.
 Keywords: attitude; knowledge; medical research; medical students; University of Khartoum
Highlights
Research is one of the prominent cornerstones in the advancement of health [1]
Medicine starts in the fourth year; this course is preceded by small courses in epidemiology and biostatistics during the first two years in medical school, and the students are obligated to do a research project and submit their final report by the end of the fifth year
Medical students’ knowledge in this study was considered low, with a mean score of 36%; it is worth mentioning that their score was not associated with their gender nor with their type of high schooling and academic performance
Summary
Research is one of the prominent cornerstones in the advancement of health [1]. It is believed that health research has immense economic value as it contributes to the economic gain from good health of workforce, financial savings originally expended onHow to cite this article: Abubaker Emadeldin Adlan Koko, Almegdad Sharafaldin Mohamed Ahmed, Almustafa Siddig Mohammed Mustafa, and Mohamed Nasr Mohamed Ahmed Elsheikh (2020) “Medical Research Perspective of the Undergraduate Medical Students of University of Khartoum: Page 237A Cross–sectional Study,” Sudan Journal of Medical Sciences, vol 15, issue no. 3, pages 237–248. Undergraduate medical research training is a cornerstone in medical students’ education. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of medical students toward medical research. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire, assessing students’ knowledge and attitudes toward medical research, which were scored out of 100. Results: Of the 200 students, 69% were females and 31% males; 81% of them held a Sudanese secondary school diploma and reported future clinical career choice Their mean academic score was 16 out of 32 ± 6.6 points. Students’ mean knowledge score was 36 out of 100, which was considered low Their mean attitude score toward medical research was 48.2 out of 100, which was considered moderate. Conclusions: This study concluded that the knowledge of fifth- and sixth-year medical students about medical research was low. More engaging and interactive methods of teaching research are endorsed to be implemented
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