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Abstract：
Radiology has become a fundamental constituent of the modern medicine. However, it has been observed that medical students in Pakistan often lack sufficient guidance and education in this field. This study aims to establish whether Pakistani medical students possess the requisite basic knowledge required in radiology and their attitude and perception toward radiology as a potential career path. This cross-sectional study conducted a survey among 530 medical students of Pakistan via a self-reported online questionnaire from August 01, 2021 to September 01, 2021. The data collected were analyzed using the SPSS software, along with logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with interest in pursuing radiology as a career and possessing a comprehensive understanding of radiology among medical students. Of the 530 participants, 44.2% rated their understanding of radiology as \"poor\" with only 17% indicating interest to pursue a career in radiology. Logistic regression model showed significantly higher odds of radiology as a career among males (Crude odds ratio [COR] = 1.78, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.17-2.72, P = .007), medical students of Punjab (COR = 1.55, 95% CI = 1.01-2.40, P = .048), and those, who self-reported their knowledge of radiology as excellent (COR = 14.35, 95% CI = 5.13-40.12, P < .001). In contrast, medical students from Punjab (COR = 0.504, 95% CI = 0.344-0.737, P < .001) and second-year medical students (COR = 0.046, 95% CI = 0.019-0.107, P < .001) had lower odds of good knowledge. Our study suggests that the medical student\'s knowledge of radiology is deficient. Thus, it is advised that radiological societies work with medical school boards to integrate thorough and early radiology exposure into the undergraduate curriculum.
摘要：
放射学已成为现代医学的基本组成部分。然而,据观察，巴基斯坦的医学生在这一领域往往缺乏足够的指导和教育。这项研究旨在确定巴基斯坦医学生是否具备放射学所需的必要基础知识，以及他们对放射学作为潜在职业道路的态度和看法。这项横断面研究从2021年8月1日至2021年9月1日通过自我报告的在线问卷对530名巴基斯坦医学生进行了调查。收集的数据采用SPSS软件进行分析,以及逻辑回归分析，以确定与追求放射学作为职业的兴趣相关的因素，并在医学生中全面了解放射学。在530名参与者中，44.2％的人将他们对放射学的理解评为“差”，只有17％的人表示有兴趣从事放射学职业。Logistic回归模型显示，在男性中，放射学作为职业的几率显着提高（粗优势比[COR]=1.78，95％置信区间[CI]=1.17-2.72，P=.007），旁遮普省医学生（COR=1.55，95%CI=1.01-2.40，P=0.048），还有那些,他们自我报告放射学知识为优秀（COR=14.35，95%CI=5.13-40.12，P<.001）。相比之下,旁遮普邦的医学生（COR=0.504，95％CI=0.344-0.737，P<.001）和二年级医学生（COR=0.046，95％CI=0.019-0.107，P<.001）具有较低的良好知识的几率。我们的研究表明，医学生的放射学知识不足。因此，建议放射学会与医学院董事会合作，将彻底和早期的放射学暴露纳入本科课程。
