Skip to content
DraconiticResearch
Search Sources API
194,226 studies31 sourcesUpdated 25 min ago
Peer-reviewedCC BYBMC medical education

Medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding renal pelvic cancer.

  • Yi Li1
  • Yanfei Feng2
  • Suming Hu3
  1. 1Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China. [email protected].
  2. 2Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
  3. 3Department of Urology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, No. 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, China.
Read full textPDFDOICite

Abstract

Background

This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of medical students towards renal pelvic cancer.Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted from 17/10/2023 to 15/11/2023, across several universities, gathering a considerable volume of data via a questionnaire survey. Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests or Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance were performed to compare differences across groups. Spearman correlation analysis was employed to assess the correlations between KAP scores. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the factors influencing KAP.Results

A total of 907 valid questionnaires were included in the analysis. Among these medical students, 542 (59.8%) were female, while 397 (43.8%) had undertaken an internship or practicum in urological tumors. The median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) score of knowledge, attitude, and practice were 35 (30, 40), 25 (24,28) and 16 (13,20), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression showed that being located in non - Zhejiang province (OR = 2.270, 95% CI: [1.256, 4.105], P = 0.007), knowledge score ≥ 35 (OR = 2.609, 95% CI: [1.977, 3.444], P < 0.001), and attitude score ≥ 25 (OR = 1.688, 95% CI: [1.272, 2.241], P < 0.001) were independently associated with positive practice. The Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that knowledge directly affected attitude (β = 0.307, P < 0.001) and attitude directly affected practice (β = 0.129, P = 0.013). In addition, knowledge has both a direct effect on practice (β = 0.404, P < 0.001) and another indirect effect on practice through attitude (β = 0.040, P = 0.013).Conclusions

Medical students demonstrate moderate knowledge, positive attitudes, and inactive practices towards renal pelvic cancer. Efforts should be directed towards implementing precise and clinically oriented educational interventions for high-risk and easily overlooked rare diseases such as renal pelvic cancer, with the aim of improving medical students' abilities in early recognition, risk assessment, referral, and patient management in clinical practice.Clinical trial number

Not applicable.

Related

  1. Medical students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding artificial intelligence: A cross-sectional study
    Ahmed A. Mosa, Ibrahim A. Naqid, Aram A. Younus +5
    PLOS OnePeer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Full textEpidemiology & public healthPLOSPMC
  2. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cystic echinococcosis among healthcare students and intern doctors in the west bank: a cross-sectional study
    Mohammad W. Awlad Mohammad, Malek N. Itmaiza, Qais Al Azzah +6
    BMC Public HealthPeer-reviewedCC BY-NC-ND 4.0Epidemiology & public healthCrossref
  3. Knowledge attitudes and practices regarding toothbrush hygiene and disinfection among dental students in a multicenter cross sectional study
    Beril Demircan, Alper Çamgöz, Ahmet Çalışkan +2
    Scientific ReportsPeer-reviewedCC BY 4.0Full textInfectious diseaseCrossref
  4. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Sudanese medical professionals regarding the 2023 Sudan malaria treatment protocol: a cross-sectional study.
    Yousif Omer Elgaili Yousif, Rayan Mohamed Issa Kheerallah, Maab Khalifa Mohamed Ahmed +13
    Malaria journalPeer-reviewedCC BYFull textEpidemiology & public healthEurope PMCDOAJ
  5. Prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cognitive enhancer use in a convenience sample of university students in Syria: a cross-sectional study.
    Shahd Almansour, Ahmad Bishr Nasra, Mohammad Alaa Aldakak +5
    Annals of medicinePeer-reviewedCC BY-NCFull textEpidemiology & public healthEurope PMCPMC

Cite

BibTeXRIS
BibTeX
@article{li2026medical,
  title = {{Medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding renal pelvic cancer.}},
  author = {Yi Li and Yanfei Feng and Suming Hu},
  journal = {BMC medical education},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.1186/s12909-026-09705-7},
  url = {https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897577},
  note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY  - JOUR
TI  - Medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding renal pelvic cancer.
AU  - Yi Li
AU  - Yanfei Feng
AU  - Suming Hu
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/01
JO  - BMC medical education
DO  - 10.1186/s12909-026-09705-7
UR  - https://europepmc.org/article/MED/42897577
AB  - Background  This study aimed to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of medical students towards renal pelvic cancer.Methods  A cross-sectional study was conducted from 17/10/2023 to 15/11/2023, across several universities, gathering a considerable volume of data via a questionnaire survey. Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests or Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance were performed to compare differences across groups. Spearman correlation analysis was employed to assess the correlations between KAP scores. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to determine the factors influencing KAP.Results  A total of 907 valid questionnaires were included in the analysis. Among these medical students, 542 (59.8%) were female, while 397 (43.8%) had undertaken an internship or practicum in urological tumors. The median (25th percentile, 75th percentile) score of knowledge, attitude, and practice were 35 (30, 40), 25 (24,28) and 16 (13,20), respectively. Multivariate logistic regression showed that being located in non - Zhejiang province (OR = 2.270, 95% CI: [1.256, 4.105], P = 0.007), knowledge score ≥ 35 (OR = 2.609, 95% CI: [1.977, 3.444], P < 0.001), and attitude score ≥ 25 (OR = 1.688, 95% CI: [1.272, 2.241], P < 0.001) were independently associated with positive practice. The Structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that knowledge directly affected attitude (β = 0.307, P < 0.001) and attitude directly affected practice (β = 0.129, P = 0.013). In addition, knowledge has both a direct effect on practice (β = 0.404, P < 0.001) and another indirect effect on practice through attitude (β = 0.040, P = 0.013).Conclusions  Medical students demonstrate moderate knowledge, positive attitudes, and inactive practices towards renal pelvic cancer. Efforts should be directed towards implementing precise and clinically oriented educational interventions for high-risk and easily overlooked rare diseases such as renal pelvic cancer, with the aim of improving medical students' abilities in early recognition, risk assessment, referral, and patient management in clinical practice.Clinical trial number  Not applicable.
SN  - 1472-6920
ER  -