Supplementary file 1_Undergraduate medical research in the West Bank, Palestine: a cross-s

625 undergraduate medical students from five Palestinian universities participated in a cross-sectional survey assessing research knowledge, attitudes, barriers, and practices. The data, collected via a structured questionnaire and analyzed with IBM SPSS, shows 49.1% of students had poor research knowledge, 45.9% participated in research, and 74.9% had never published. The dataset was authored by Azzam Zrineh and last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between academic year and research knowledge scores based on demographic and academic variables.
• Model the impact of perceived barriers like funding and time on research participation rates.
• Compare research attitudes and scholarly output across different university affiliations mentioned in the study.

Strengths

• Includes responses from 625 students across five institutions, providing a multi-institutional perspective.
• Reports specific, quantified findings such as 64% citing lack of funding as a barrier and a median attitude score of 70 out of 93.
• Uses a questionnaire adapted from previously validated instruments, suggesting methodological rigor.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment and requires manual inspection after download.
• The dataset is very small at 29.6 KB, indicating limited scope, likely containing only summary results or the survey instrument.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias specific to the West Bank and the time of the study.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Cross-sectional study using a structured questionnaire distributed to medical students.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 04:17:46; freshness should be verified.

Geography

West Bank, Palestine