Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui
Umm Al-Qura University,Saudi Arabia
Title: Impact of research methodology workshop on ability to solve research issues
Biography
Biography: Muhammad Irfanullah Siddiqui
Abstract
Background: Conducting research involves many issues including selection of appropriate study design, application of proper sampling technique and adequate sample size, data collection procedure, data presentation and application of test of significance. Research methodology workshop may play important role in understanding these concepts for fostering research in the country.
Objective: This research was conducted to compare the pre and post workshop knowledge of the participants regarding study design, sampling technique, sample size estimation, summarization, presentation and analysis of data for future application in practical research.
Methods and material: This multicenter study was conducted in 12 major cities of Pakistan. A total of 300 consultants were selected randomly from various medical colleges. All the participants were given a pretest before starting the workshop and then again after all the session but before the certificate distribution. The consultants were trained for two days for the concepts like criteria for selecting research topic, study design, sampling technique, application of test of significance etc.
Results: A total of 270 participants filled both pre and posttest. There were 15 questions related to various issues in research including measurement of risk, summarization and presentation of data, and application of test of significance etc. and a highly significant difference was observed between mean score 4.3 and 9.8 respectively for pre and post test with p value less than 0.000. Significance difference were also observed for other variables e.g. study design, sampling technique, data analysis etc. However no significant difference observed for data presentation.
Conclusion: It is concluded that research methodology workshops are useful in improving the knowledge of the participants and can foster the research in country if conducted regularly in the teaching institutions.
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