?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Using+Computer+and+Internet+for+Medical+Literature+Searching+Among+Medical+Students+in+Hadramout+University%2C+Yemen&rft.creator=Bin+Ghouth%2C+Abdulla+Salim&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Some+researchers+have+observed+that+medical+students+used+computer+and+internet+for+nonmedical+purposes.+Is+this+the+case+among+medical+students+in+a+newly+established+medical+college+of+Hadramout+University+in+Yemen%3F%0D%0AObjectives%3A+To+assess+the+knowledge+and+usage+of+computer+and+internet+among+medical+students+of+Hadramout+University%2C+find+out+the+medical+applications+for+which+they+use+internet%2C+and+the+factors+that+encourage+the+students+to+use+computer+and+internet%2C+with+an+emphasis+on+gender+variations.%0D%0AMethods%3A+In+a+cross-sectional+study%2C+data+were+collected+from+102+randomly+selected+students+from+second+to+sixth+year+at+the+academic+year+2005%2F2006+by+using+structured+questionnaire+of+23+items.+%0D%0AResults%3A+Seventy+four+students+have+computer+at+home+(73%25)%2C+77+students+use+internet+for+general+purposes+(76.2%25)+and+lesser+use+internet+for+educational+and+research+purposes%2C+with+significant+gender+variations.+The+students+opined+that+accessibility+of+internet+in+the+college+(84.2%25)+and+training+about+online+searching+(74.3%25)+were+the+most+expected+factors+to+improve+using+of+internet+for+medical+research.%0D%0AConclusion%3A+Incorporating+online+search+of+medical+literature+in+curriculum+planning+is+essential+to+improve+the+student+skills+in+research.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2008-04-10&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6087%2F1%2F2008-1-6.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bin+Ghouth%2C+Abdulla+Salim++(2008)+Using+Computer+and+Internet+for+Medical+Literature+Searching+Among+Medical+Students+in+Hadramout+University%2C+Yemen.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6087%2F