Arslaan Javaeed, Zartasha Chaudhry, Sadaf Hina, Maria Naseer Malik, Maira Yaseen, Qurat-ul Ain Haider.
Perception and Prevalence of Plagiarism among Postgraduate Medical Students in Twin Cities of Pakistan.
South Asian J Emerg Med Jan ;2(1):18-23.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the perception and prevalence of plagiarism in doctors pursuing academic postgraduate qualification versus clinical postgraduate qualification. METHODS: All doctors pursuing a postgraduate qualification in six institutes of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, Pakistan were included in the study from April to October 2018. Data was collected through a validated, self-administered and structured questionnaire. RESULTS: Out of 126 participants, the reported prevalence of plagiarism was 57.14% (n=72) with a higher proportion among clinically oriented specialty students (65.43%, n = 53) as compared to their counterparts doing academic degrees (42.22 %; n=19). Majority of respondents (80.24%) knew about plagiarism, but only 35.80% were aware of its legal consequences. 67.9 % of the MD/MS/ FCPS students did not consider plagiarism as unprofessional or unethical as compared to 40% of the M.Phil./PhD students (p <0.01). CONCLUSION: Plagiarism is a common practice among postgraduate medical students and more so, among those pursuing MD, MS, and FCPS as compared to M.Phil. and Ph.D. Educational reforms regarding medical writing, the teaching of medical ethics, strict plagiarism check and knowledge about legal consequences should be made common in medical institutes to improve the current situation.

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