Objective: To determine the awareness of medical research among allied health professionals (AHPs) in public and private clinical settings of Karachi.
Methodology: This cross sectional survey on 297 AHPs was conducted in Karachi public and private clinical settings. After pretesting, a self-designed questionnaire was administered. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.
Results: Out of 297 AHPs, 108(36.36%) were with age range 25 and below. The year of experience was 5 years and below in 183(61.61%). There were 196(66%) females and 101(34%) males. Among all AHPs, 206(69.4%) showed fair level of awareness, 63(21.2%) good level of awareness and 28(9.4%) poor level of awareness.
Conclusion: This survey found that most of the AHCPs were having fair level of awareness towards research. They had basic awareness but require improvement and training regarding research.
Bushra Mehwish, Khuram Saifullah, Tooba Baig, Aftab Ahmed Mirza Baig. (2019) Awareness of medical research among Allied health care professionals in different clinical settings., , Volume-44, Issue-3.
