Abstract
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate and compare the clinical knowledge implications of the integrated management of childhood illness (IMCI) preservice education between pre-clerkship and junior clerkship medical students. Methods: This observational comparative cross-sectional study was conducted between June and August 2022 at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. A self-administered questionnaire was utilised and included questions on sociodemographic data, duration of IMCI preservice training, knowledge of the participants concerning the IMCI objectives and information on a range of childhood conditions. Results: A total of 97 medical students were included in the study. The majority of students (42.3%) had received 2 lectures in IMCI preservice training. The role of the IMCI approach in reducing childhood morbidity and mortality was advocated by the majority of students (80.8% in the junior-clerkship [JCR] group and 73.3% in the pre-clerkship group). The awareness of the IMCI component of improving the health system was higher in JCR compared to pre-clerkship participants (P = 0.044). When compared to pre-clerkship students, the JCR participants demonstrated a slightly higher awareness of skin pinch (P = 0.038), chest indrawing (P = 0.008), anaemia assessment based on nail bed examination (P = 0.002), diagnostic assessment of malnutrition based on palm examination (P = 0.018), sucking capacity in breastfeeding (P = 0.025), and vaccines such as those for tuberculosis (P = 0.001), pneumococcal (P = 0.018) and rotavirus (P = 0.007). Conclusion: The majority of students displayed good IMCI knowledge and JCR students showed better knowledge compared to pre-clerkship candidates.
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Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.3.2024.016
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), 268-271
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Koukoulias, N. E., Vasiliadis, A. V., & Dimitriadis, T. (2025). The Use of a Simple Vaginal Speculum to Harvest Quadriceps Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Avoid Any Potential Pitfalls during Harvesting Procedure: Technical note. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), 268-271. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.3.2024.016
MLA 9
Koukoulias, Nikolaos E., et al. "The Use of a Simple Vaginal Speculum to Harvest Quadriceps Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Avoid Any Potential Pitfalls during Harvesting Procedure: Technical note." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, 2025, pp. 268-271. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.3.2024.016.
Chicago (author–date)
Koukoulias, Nikolaos E., Angelo V. Vasiliadis, and Theofilos Dimitriadis. 2025. "The Use of a Simple Vaginal Speculum to Harvest Quadriceps Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Avoid Any Potential Pitfalls during Harvesting Procedure: Technical note." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 24 (2): 268-271. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.3.2024.016.
Harvard
Koukoulias, N. E., Vasiliadis, A. V. and Dimitriadis, T. (2025) 'The Use of a Simple Vaginal Speculum to Harvest Quadriceps Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Avoid Any Potential Pitfalls during Harvesting Procedure: Technical note', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 24(2), pp. 268-271. doi:10.18295/squmj.3.2024.016.
Vancouver
Koukoulias NE, Vasiliadis AV, Dimitriadis T. The Use of a Simple Vaginal Speculum to Harvest Quadriceps Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Avoid Any Potential Pitfalls during Harvesting Procedure: Technical note. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;24(2):268-271. doi:10.18295/squmj.3.2024.016
IEEE
N. E. Koukoulias, A. V. Vasiliadis, and T. Dimitriadis, "The Use of a Simple Vaginal Speculum to Harvest Quadriceps Tendon Autografts for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Avoid Any Potential Pitfalls during Harvesting Procedure: Technical note," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 24, no. 2, pp. 268-271, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.3.2024.016.