ACADEMIC MOTIVATION AND FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENTS AT CAN THO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY IN 2024
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Background: The academic motivation of students determines their performance and success. Learning motivation and related factors have been understood to improve the future healthcare and learning efficiency of students. Objectives: To describe academic motivation and determine related factors among students from Public Health Faculty, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 406 students from Public Health Faculty, Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy from February to May 2024 by using the Academic Motivation Scale (AMS). This scale had been translated and standardized in Vietnamese showed a high internal consistency with a Cronbach’s alpha was 0.9191. Results: Students' academic motivation score was measured by the Self Determination Index (SDI) with mean (SD) was -7.52 (2.84), which showed that learning motivation was assessed at a poor level. Differences in age, gender, major, and social activity in the university were the factors found to be associated with the academic motivation of students in preventive medicine and public health (p<0.05). Conclusion: The academic motivation of preventive medicine and public health students is extremely low. Some unique strategies should be developed to effectively enhance the learning motivation of students.
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Academic motivation, preventive medicine, public health, students
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