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RMJ. 2022; 47(4): 992-995


Sport participation and academic performance among medical students

Faisal Khan, Kainat Naseem, Syed Arif Ali, Rumana Batool.


Abstract
Objective: To assess the behavior of medical students in sport participation and its effect on their academic performance.
Methodology: Two hundred students (among whom 100 participated in sport and 100 did not) were 21-23 years old from 13 different colleges of Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) participated in this case control study. Closed ended semi structured self-administered questionnaire were used including demographic, GPA and tools about their academic attendance, sport activity, global esteem, learning capacity. Data entry and analysis, done through SPSS 20. Chi square test applied.
Results: Sport participation was not significantly correlated to CGPA (p>0.05). However, students who participated in sport were found to have large amount of knowledge 3.6±0.84 vs 3.3±0.79 non- participant students (p=0.010). Total learning capacity 3.42±0.47 vs 3.25±0.49 showed significant results (p=0.016). Global esteem section (over all I am no good) produced significant results (p=0.033).
Conclusion: Sport participation significantly correlated with better learning capacity, global esteem and enjoying learning but not CGPA.

Key words: Sporting participation, academic performance, academic outcomes, undergraduate student.


 
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Khan F, Naseem K, Ali SA, Batool R. Sport participation and academic performance among medical students. RMJ. 2022; 47(4): 992-995.

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Khan F, Naseem K, Ali SA, Batool R. Sport participation and academic performance among medical students. RMJ. 2022; 47(4): 992-995.


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Khan F, Naseem K, Ali SA, Batool R. Sport participation and academic performance among medical students. RMJ. (2022), [cited November 17, 2024]; 47(4): 992-995.


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Khan, F., Naseem, . K., Ali, . S. A. & Batool, . R. (2022) Sport participation and academic performance among medical students. RMJ, 47 (4), 992-995.


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Khan, Faisal, Kainat Naseem, Syed Arif Ali, and Rumana Batool. 2022. Sport participation and academic performance among medical students. Rawal Medical Journal, 47 (4), 992-995.


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Khan, Faisal, Kainat Naseem, Syed Arif Ali, and Rumana Batool. "Sport participation and academic performance among medical students." Rawal Medical Journal 47 (2022), 992-995.


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Khan, Faisal, Kainat Naseem, Syed Arif Ali, and Rumana Batool. "Sport participation and academic performance among medical students." Rawal Medical Journal 47.4 (2022), 992-995. Print.


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Khan, F., Naseem, . K., Ali, . S. A. & Batool, . R. (2022) Sport participation and academic performance among medical students. Rawal Medical Journal, 47 (4), 992-995.


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