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Internet usage among undergraduate dental students in India / Uso da internet entre alunos de odontologia na India
Kumar, Santhosh; Tadakamadla, Jyothi; Tibdewal, Harish; Duraiswamy, Prabu; Kulkarni, Suhas.
  • Kumar, Santhosh; Vishnu Dental College. Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Bhimavaram. IN
  • Tadakamadla, Jyothi; Vishnu Dental College. Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. Bhimavaram. IN
  • Tibdewal, Harish; Darshan Dental College and Hospital. Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Udaipur. IN
  • Duraiswamy, Prabu; Darshan Dental College and Hospital. Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Udaipur. IN
  • Kulkarni, Suhas; Darshan Dental College and Hospital. Department of Preventive and Community Dentistry. Udaipur. IN
Rev. odonto ciênc ; 25(3): 261-265, 2010. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-574133
ABSTRACT

Purpose:

To assess the internet usage among dental students at a private dental institution in India.

Methods:

Internet usage was assessed among the first- to senior-year undergraduate dental students at the Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, India. The study was conducted during the beginning of the academic year 2007-2008. Data were collected by using a questionnaire, which consisted of nine multiple choice questions. The chi-square test was used to compare the responses between male and female students and to analyze the difference among year classes.

Results:

The total sample size was 247, and the overall response rate was 66%. Only 5.7% and 4.1% of the students used the internet daily for general and dental purposes, respectively. More than half the subjects (55.5%) never used the internet for academic purposes in comparison to 9.3% for general use. Nearly half of the subjects preferred home for internet access; only 7.9% accessed the internet at school. About 60% of the subjects used search engines to access dental subjects, and the students from clinical years used the search engines for dental education more often than the preclinical students (78% versus 41.2%, P=0.001).

Conclusion:

Dental students at this private dental institution in India reported lower levels of internet use than students in other countries, which may be due to limited access and availability at the present institution.
RESUMO

Objetivo:

Este trabalho avaliou o uso de Internet entre estudantes de Odontologia em uma instituição privada na India.

Metodologia:

O uso de Internet foi analisado entre 247 alunos do primeiro ao último ano do curso de Odontologia de Darshan Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, na India. O estudo foi realizado no início do ano acadêmico de 2007-2008. Os dados foram coletados através de um questionário com nove perguntas de múltipla escolha. O teste qui-quadrado foi utilizado para comparar as respostas entre os sexos masculino e feminino e para analisar as diferenças entre os alunos de classes diferentes.

Resultados:

O tamanho da amostra foi de 247 sujeitos, com uma taxa de resposta total de 66%. Somente 5.7% e 4.1% dos estudantes utilizavam diariamente a Internet para pesquisa com finalidades gerais e odontológicas, respectivamente. Mais da metade dos alunos (55.5%) nunca usou a Internet para finalidades acadêmicas em comparação com 9.3% das respostas para uso geral. Quase a metade dos alunos preferiu acessar a Internet de sua residência; somente 7.9% utilizavam a Internet na faculdade. Cerca de 60% dos alunos utilizou as ferramentas de busca da Internet para obter material relacionado a assuntos de Odontologia, sendo que os estudantes dos últimos anos utilizavam mais a Internet para assuntos acadêmicos que os alunos dos anos pré-clínicos (78% vs. 41.2%, P=0,001).

Conclusão:

Os estudantes de Odontologia desta instituição na India relataram menores níveis de utilização da Internet que alunos de outros países. Isso pode ser devido a acesso e disponibilidade limitados na instituição avaliada.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Internet / Education, Dental / Information Technology Type of study: Evaluation studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Rev. odonto ciênc Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Darshan Dental College and Hospital/IN / Vishnu Dental College/IN

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Internet / Education, Dental / Information Technology Type of study: Evaluation studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Rev. odonto ciênc Journal subject: Dentistry Year: 2010 Type: Article Affiliation country: India Institution/Affiliation country: Darshan Dental College and Hospital/IN / Vishnu Dental College/IN