Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence Among Dermatologists in Morocco: A National Survey

Background Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic, and the use of AI in our day-to-day lives has increased exponentially. AI is becoming increasingly important in dermatology, with studies reporting accuracy matching or exceeding that of dermatologists in the diagnosis of skin lesions from clinical and dermoscopic images. However, little is known about the attitudes of dermatologists in Morocco toward AI. Objective The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the attitudes of dermatologists in Morocco toward AI. Methods An online survey was distributed through Google Forms (Google LLC) to dermatologists in Morocco and was open from January to June 2021. Statistical analysis of the data collected was performed using Jamovi software. Any association for which the P value was <.05 was considered statistically significant. Results In total, 183 surveys were completed and analyzed. Overall, 79.8% of respondents were female, and the median age was 35 years (IQR 25-74 years). A total of 30.6% stated that they were not aware of AI, and 34.4% had a basic knowledge of AI technologies. Only 7.7% of the respondents strongly agreed that the human dermatologist will be replaced by AI in the foreseeable future. Of the entire group, 61.8% agreed or strongly agreed that AI will improve dermatology, and 70% thought that AI should be part of medical training. In addition, only 32.2% reported having read publications about AI. Female dermatologists showed more fear pertaining to the use of AI within dermatology (P=.01); this group also suggested that AI has a very strong potential in the detection of skin diseases using dermoscopic images (P=.03). Conclusions Our results demonstrate an overall optimistic attitude toward AI among dermatologists in Morocco. The majority of respondents believed that it will improve diagnostic capabilities. Conflict of Interest None declared.

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Attitudes Toward Artificial Intelligence Among Dermatologists in Morocco: A National Survey (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.35389 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Radia Chakiri ◽

Laila Lahlou

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Online Survey ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Medical Training ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

Entire Group ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Diagnostic Capabilities

BACKGROUND Artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic, and the use of AI in our day-to-day lives has increased exponentially. AI is becoming increasingly important in dermatology, with studies reporting accuracy matching or exceeding that of dermatologists in the diagnosis of skin lesions from clinical and dermoscopic images. However, little is known about the attitudes of dermatologists in Morocco toward AI. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the attitudes of dermatologists in Morocco toward AI. METHODS An online survey was distributed through Google Forms (Google LLC) to dermatologists in Morocco and was open from January to June 2021. Statistical analysis of the data collected was performed using Jamovi software. Any association for which the P value was <.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS In total, 183 surveys were completed and analyzed. Overall, 79.8% of respondents were female, and the median age was 35 years (IQR 25-74 years). A total of 30.6% stated that they were not aware of AI, and 34.4% had a basic knowledge of AI technologies. Only 7.7% of the respondents strongly agreed that the human dermatologist will be replaced by AI in the foreseeable future. Of the entire group, 61.8% agreed or strongly agreed that AI will improve dermatology, and 70% thought that AI should be part of medical training. In addition, only 32.2% reported having read publications about AI. Female dermatologists showed more fear pertaining to the use of AI within dermatology (P=.01); this group also suggested that AI has a very strong potential in the detection of skin diseases using dermoscopic images (P=.03). CONCLUSIONS Our results demonstrate an overall optimistic attitude toward AI among dermatologists in Morocco. The majority of respondents believed that it will improve diagnostic capabilities.

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An Observational Cross-Sectional Study of the Proportion of Cutaneous Lesions Affecting External Ear, Presenting to Outpatient Clinic of a Tertiary Care Medical College in the Eastern Part of India

Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare ◽

10.18410/jebmh/2021/269 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (19) ◽

pp. 1414-1419

Author(s):

Kanishka Chowdhury ◽

Sabyasachi Banerjee

Keyword(s):

Seborrheic Dermatitis ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Outpatient Department ◽

Basic Knowledge ◽

External Ear ◽

Cutaneous Lesions ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College

BACKGROUND Cutaneous lesions of external ear are quite common in clinical practice. Patients often present with various cutaneous lesions of the external ear to various disciplines. They are often underdiagnosed as many lesions, though commonly diagnosed by our dermatologist colleague are missed by other clinicians. These lesions can be classified in various ways, according to the aetiology, and according to the anatomic sites. In the present study, we tried to assess the prevalence of different skin lesions affecting external ear presenting to an ENT and skin outpatient department of a tertiary care medical college in Eastern part of India. METHODS This is a descriptive observational study, cross sectional in design. 240 patients attended the outpatient department with cutaneous lesions affecting external ear from January 2019 to February 2020. The patients presenting in both ENT and skin outpatient department were chosen randomly. Cases were diagnosed based on history and clinical examination and appropriate investigation as required. All cases were categorised into 5 types (infective, inflammatory, autoimmune, neoplasm & naevi, and reactive & reparative) according to the aetiology. In each category, prevalence of various skin lesions was recorded. RESULTS A total number of 240 cases were detected during the study period. Among them, infective 43.33 %, inflammatory 30.83 %, autoimmune 9.17 %, neoplasm & naevi 4.17 % and reactive & reparative were 12.82 %. Taenia was the most common lesions encountered (20.51 %) followed by keloid (12.5 %). Impetigo and seborrheic dermatitis shared same number of cases (9.4 %). Neoplastic lesions were the least common. CONCLUSIONS With some awareness and basic knowledge, many of the cutaneous lesions of external ear can be diagnosed and treated whenever patients report to a clinician, thus saving valuable time, effort and money of the patient. KEYWORDS Cutaneous Lesions, Skin Lesions, External Ear

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Prevalence of impostor phenomenon and its association with self-esteem among medical interns in Goa, India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20185272 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 355 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Von R. Mascarenhas ◽

Delia D’Souza ◽

Abhishek Bicholkar

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Online Survey ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Significant Negative Correlation ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Impostor Phenomenon ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Interns

Background: Imposter phenomenon (IP) is an internal experience of intellectual phoniness that those who feel fraudulence and worthlessness have in spite of outstanding academic or professional accomplishment. It is desirable for Medical students and interns to have high self-esteem and low impostor characteristics in order to become successful medical practitioners. This study was carried out among the medical interns of a tertiary care medical college, to determine the prevalence of Impostor Phenomenon and its association with self-esteem.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 150 medical interns. Clance’s impostor phenomenon scale and Rosenberg self-esteem scale were used to assess Impostor characteristics and self-esteem respectively. Data was collected using online survey method.Results: The majority (44.7%) of study participants had moderate IP characteristics, followed by 41.3% with high IP characteristics. Hours of sleep was found to be significantly associated with IP characteristics (p value<0.001). Self-esteem was found to be significantly and inversely correlated with age (r=-0.222), and positively correlated with hours of sleep (r=0.225). Impostor phenomenon and self-esteem were found to be moderately and inversely correlated (r=-0.519).Conclusions: A large number of medical interns were found to have high impostor phenomenon characteristics and low self-esteem. Impostor characteristics were found to be significantly associated with sleep, suggesting a relationship between feelings of fraudulence and skewed sleep patterns. A significant negative correlation between self-esteem and impostor phenomenon suggests that individuals with stronger IP characteristics had lower self-esteem, and vice versa. Low impostor phenomenon characteristics and high self-esteem are favourable for efficient medical practice. Measures to increase level of confidence and self-esteem among medical students and interns should be implemented.

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Socio-demographic correlate of knowledge and practice toward novel coronavirus among people living in Mosul-Iraq: A cross-sectional study

10.1101/2020.09.11.20192542 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Balsam Qubais ◽

Rula mudhafar Al-Shahrabi ◽

Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

World Health ◽

P Value ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Practice ◽

Novel Coronavirus

Background: Since the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is a worldwide pandemic, as the Iraqi authorities have started responding and taking action to control the spread of the pandemic. The knowledge and practices of the public play an important role in curbing the spreading of the virus by following the health guidelines. This study aimed to assess the socio-demographic correlate of knowledge and practices of Iraqi living in Mosul-Iraq towards novel coronavirus during its rapid rise. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey of 909 participants was conducted among Mosul-Iraq between 20th June to 1st July 2020. The survey included three parts: 1) socio-demographic characteristics, 2) participants' knowledge, 3) participants' practices. T-test, ANOVA, chi-square, and binary logistic regression were used. A p-value less than 0.05 (p < 0.05) was considered statistically significant. Results: The results showed knowledge and practice mean score of (12.91\1.67) and (21.56\2.92) with cumulative knowledge and practice of 86% and 76% respectively towards 2019-nCoV. Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, level of education and employment were statistically related with a higher mean score of knowledge and practice towards the virus as P<0.05. Conclusions: We concluded that the majority of the respondents demonstrate a high level of knowledge and practices towards 2019-nCoV except respondents with socio-demographic characteristics such as those who were younger, male respondents, those with lower education and those unemployed as such campaigns that will increase the knowledge and encourage adequate preventive practice towards 2019-nCoV should be targeted towards this group.

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THE AWARENESS AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS VACCINATION IN MAKKAH REGION, SAUDI ARABIA, 2019

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/11882 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 597-602

Author(s):

Ayman Bakr ◽

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Sarah Alhamyani ◽

Raghad Alqurashi ◽

Amal Alnemari ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Vaccine Hesitancy ◽

P Value ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

The Impact

In the last few years there have been a lot of argument and false accusations about vaccination, resulting in decrease the rate of vaccines uptake. Researches has shown that parents vaccines compliance are highly influence by many factors. This study aims to understand the reasons behind vaccine hesitancy and if the parents believe in the existence of the preventable diseases by vaccination? In this context, vaccine hesitancy defined as delay in acceptance or refusal of vaccines despite availability of vaccinations. This was a cross- sectional study conducted across Makkah, Jeddah, and Taif city. An online survey was distributed in period between 1 September – 1 November targeting Saudi parents of all children under the age of 12 randomly. The survey included demographics data, parental knowledge and attitude, vaccine hesitancy prevalence. The sample size was 384. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate the association between knowledge and awareness to vaccines uptake. Analysis of the responses demonstrate that 93.6% of the sample study favor of vaccines, 6.1% of the sample study not favor of vaccines because they dont have adequate knowledge on vaccines, 2.5% of them think that vaccines are not important, 3.8% of them think that vaccines can cause harmful effects over its benefits, 1.5% of them have previous bad experience regarding vaccination. We found significant relation between knowledge and attitude score to the education level with level of significance 95% (p-value <0.05).Risingthe society education can help in minimizing the impact of vaccine hesitancy problem.

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The Impact of Covid-19 on Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Survey

10.53350/pjmhs2115112905 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 2905-2909

Author(s):

Rakesh Kumar ◽

Haresh Kumar ◽

Rakhi Kumari ◽

Jawed Dars ◽

Shahzaib Qureshi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Living Arrangements ◽

Online Survey ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

High Rate ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Impact

Aim: To understand the psychological impact of COVID – 19 on Medical Students of a private sector Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students studying at Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry, Karachi, Pakistan. The data collection was done through online survey from July 2020 to December 2020. The study aimed to gather data from many medical students. A total number of 420 students were participated from Hamdard College of Medicine and Dentistry in Karachi, Pakistan. The participants were selected from all years of MBBS and BDS programs . Results: Out of 420 participants, 236 (56.2%) were male and 184 (43.8%) female, with a male:female ration of 1.28:1. Majority of participants were single as 411 (97.9%), of 224 (53.3%) students living with their family, 150 (35.7%) in hostel and 46 (11%) living with friends. In our sample 369 (87.9%) students studying in MBBS program while only 51 (12.1%) BDS, among those 80 (19%) medical students were in first year, followed by 122 (29%) second year, 65 (15.5%) third year, 54 (12.9%) fourth year and 99 (23.6%) studying in final year. IES-R scale and results shows 75 (17.9%) reported that PTSD is a clinical concern, probable diagnosis of PTSD 28 (6.7%) and majority rated as high enough to PTSD 133 (31.7%). Impact of event (revised) scale shows significant association with age and year of study with p value 0.026 and 0.002 respectively. Based on the PHQ9 scale, Gender, Living arrangements and the program enrolled in were reported significant association with depression p values 0.059, 0.008 and 0.006 respectively. Conclusion: Findings suggests high rate of anxiety, depression, and signs of PTSD in medical students due to COVID-19 which needs pressing attention and provision of professional help from mental health practitioners. Keywords: Impact, Covid-19, Medical students

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Are MSM ready for Smartphone-based electronic readers in HIV Self-Testing? A cross-sectional study among Chinese MSM (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.26480 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gifty Marley ◽

Gengfeng Fu ◽

Ye Zhang ◽

Jianjun Li ◽

Joseph D Tucker ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Statistical Significance ◽

Anal Intercourse ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

P Value ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Self Testing ◽

Test Kit ◽

Electronic Readers

BACKGROUND The need for strategies to encourage user-initiated results reporting after HIV self-testing (HIVST) persists. Smartphone-based electronic readers have been shown capable of reading diagnostics results accurately in point-of-care diagnostics and could bridge gaps between HIVST and linkage to care. OBJECTIVE Our study aimed to assess the willingness of Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) to use a smartphone-based electronic reader during HIVST through an online cross-sectional study. METHODS From February to April 2020, we conducted an online survey among Chinese MSM using a pretested structured questionnaire. Survey items were adapted from previous HIVST feasibility studies and modified as required. An online sample of men were recruited through social media platforms. Prior to answering reader related questions, participants watched a video on prototype smartphone-based electronic readers use. All data analysis was conducted using SPSS software 23.0.0. Statistical analysis conducted included descriptively analysis, chi-squared test and binary logistic regression. P-value <0.05 was deemed statistical significance. RESULTS Of 692 completed surveys, 53.3% (369) of participants were aged 26~40 years and 65.9% (456) of participants had ever self-tested for HIV. A total of 493/652 (71%) were willing to use a reader device. Among willing participants, 86.8% (428/493) would recommend it to their sexual partners, and 98% (483/493) agreed that having a smartphone-based electronic reader will increase their HIV testing frequency. 124 of 156 participants who had never used HIVST mentioned that this technology would motivate them to receive a first HIVST test kit. Being aged 26~40years (AOR=0.39, 95%CI=0.16-0.95), and predominantly playing receptive roles during anal intercourse increased likely to of being willing to use a reader (AOR=0.05, 95%CI=0.02-0.13). Also, MSM who engaged in unprotected anal intercourse (AOR=4.03, 95%CI=1.40-11.57) were four times more likely to be willing to use smartphone-based electronic readers than those who always used condoms. Majority of participants (73.5%, 447) preferred to purchase readers from local CDC offices and (51.2%, 311) were willing to pay less than 4.3USD for a reader device. CONCLUSIONS Many MSM were willing to use a smartphone-based electronic reader for HIV self testing. Prototypes are needed to further assess feasibility and usability. CLINICALTRIAL Not applicable

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Cyber bullying: an emerging problem in COVID-19 times among students taking online classes undergoing graduation in North India

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20215010 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 276

Author(s):

Singh Anshu ◽

Kumar Prem ◽

Purwar Neeti

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

North India ◽

P Value ◽

Online Classes ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Online Portal ◽

Online Lectures ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Virtual Classes

Background: As COVID-19 continues, academics have shifted from practical and virtual classes to web-based online lectures. Being an online portal, virtual offences can also take place. One of them is cyberbullying. Students are already undergoing phase of psychosocial changes because of this scenario. If an incident of cyberbullying happens with them or with their friends and siblings, it causes a great impact on their mental health. To determine the prevalence of cyberbullying among students who were currently taking online classes.Methods: An online cross-sectional study was conducted through Google form from July to September 2020 on the students >18 years taking online classes. All the students who gave consent and filled the form were included. The aim of the study was explained. Information collected was kept strictly confidential.Results: A total of 462 participants (mean age=22±4 years) completed an online survey comprising of about 55% females and 45% males. Around 22% of the study subjects had reported that they were bullied either in schools or previously also. Through this online survey nearly 11% of the study subjects reported that they were cyber bullied in the past 2-3 months and about 13% were not sure whether they were cyberbullied or not. There is statistically significant difference (p value=0.0081) between gender and cyberbullying and also among medical and non-medical students (p value=0.0001).Conclusions: Cyberbullying is increasing along with online classes which is more experienced with girls. According to this study, it is more experienced by the girls now a days. There is a marked difference in the occurrence of cyberbullying among medical and non-medical streams.

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Socio-demographic correlate of knowledge and practice toward COVID-19 among people living in Mosul-Iraq: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0249310 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (3) ◽

pp. e0249310

Author(s):

Balsam Qubais Saeed ◽

Rula Al-Shahrabi ◽

Obasanjo Afolabi Bolarinwa

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Binary Logistic Regression ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

World Health ◽

P Value ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Practice ◽

Health Organization

Since the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a worldwide pandemic, many countries’ authorities, including the Iraqi authorities, started responding and taking action to control the spread of the pandemic. The public’s knowledge and practices play an important role in curbing the spreading of the virus by following the health guidelines. This study aimed to assess the socio-demographic correlate of knowledge and practices of Iraqi living in Mosul-Iraq towards COVID-19 during its rapid rise. A cross-sectional online survey of 909 participants was conducted among a sample of the Mosul-Iraq population between 20th June to 1st July 2020. The survey included three parts: 1) socio-demographic characteristics, 2) participants’ knowledge, 3) participants’ practices. T-test, ANOVA, chi-square, and binary logistic regression were used. A p-value less than 0.05 (p < 0.05) was considered statistically significant. The results showed a knowledge and practice mean score of (12.91±1.67) and (21.56± 2.92) with cumulative knowledge and practice of 86% and 76% respectively towards COVID-19. Socio-demographic characteristics such as age, marital status, gender, level of education and employment were statistically related with a higher mean score of knowledge and practice towards the virus as P<0.05. We concluded that the majority of the respondents demonstrate a high level of knowledge and practices towards COVID-19 except for respondents with socio-demographic characteristics such as those who were younger, male respondents, those with lower education and those unemployed as such campaigns that will increase the knowledge and encourage adequate preventive practice towards COVID-19 should be targeted towards this group.

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Prevalence of dermatoses in adult migrant workers attending dermatology OPD in a tertiary care centre in Puducherry

International Journal of Research in Dermatology ◽

10.18203/issn.2455-4529.intjresdermatol20211401 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Bhavana Sampadarao ◽

Govardhan J. Kumar ◽

Damayandhi Kaliaperumal ◽

Jude E. Dileep ◽

Sucharita Sekar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Migrant Workers ◽

Skin Diseases ◽

Fungal Infections ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Epidemiological Data ◽

Skin Lesions ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Tertiary Care Centre ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College

Background: Migrant workers are exposed to dangerous and unhygienic work environments, which puts them at risk of developing skin diseases. This study aims to assess the prevalence of skin diseases and provide epidemiological data regarding various dermatoses among migrant workers in Puducherry.Methods: This is a hospital-based, cross-sectional study conducted in Aarupadai Veedu Medical College and Hospital from August 2019 to February 2021. 350 migrant workers were randomly selected and examined for the prevalence of infective and non-infective dermatoses. The observations were documented and data were analyzed using statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 22.Results: A total of 350 migrant workers were included in the study. Of most migrants, 90.9% (n=318) were males, while the remaining 9.1% (n=32) were females. The prevalence of infective dermatoses was found to be 76% (n=266) and the prevalence of non-infective dermatoses was 43.10% (n=151) in this study. Fungal infections are the most common infective dermatoses affecting 51.5% of the workers, followed by bacterial skin lesions in 27.4%.Conclusions: This study reveals a high prevalence of infective and non-infective dermatoses among migrant workers, with fungal infections being the most commonly occurring infective skin disease. Eczema was the commonly occurring non-infective dermatoses, according to this study.

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