Knowledge, attitude and practice of Guilan University of medical sciencestoward research

Rapid spreadingof medical sciences and rising costs of medical care has been declared the necessity of medical research activities for evidence-based and cost effective decisions and better medical procedures. The present study was designed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice ofGuilan University of Medical Sciences students. This descriptive - cross sectional study were performed on students in all fields of Guilan University of Medical Sciences entrance 2002 to 2010 was performed in 2013. The data was collected by a questionnaire consists of four parts and 50 questions which distributed randomly among students. Finally, data were entered in SPSS version 19 and analyzed statistically. 463 students responded to the questions of which 306 cases (66.4%) were female. The mean age of participants was 21.95 ± 2.72 years. The majority of them were medical students (n= 174, 37.8%). Students' skills in using research methods were considered moderate. The majority of students had no positive attitude towards research activities. Research performance of students was evaluated weak. This study showed that the majority of student’s capabilities and insight to the research activities are weak. It is recommended to improve student performance on knowledge and activity of students towards research, planning and more investment performed.