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Exploring the Attitudes of Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia towards Plagiarism Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Salmeen D. Babelghaith

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Syed Wajid

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Mohamed Al-Arifi

    (Department of Clinical Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

  • Abdulaziz N. Alotaibi

    (Collage of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore the attitudes towards plagiarism among pharmacy students in Saudi Arabia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on pharmacy students at King Saud University in Riyadh to assess their attitudes towards plagiarism. The questionnaire consists of 27 items on a 5-point Likert scale (strongly disagree, disagree, neutral, agree, and strongly agree) that assess three attitudes about plagiarism (positive and negative attitudes, as well as subjective norms). Results: A total of 415 pharmacy students took part in this research. Among the whole sample, 55.7% were male, and 44.3% were female. The findings demonstrated a moderately positive attitude towards plagiarism (30 ± 6) and subjective standards (29 ± 7) as well as a moderate negative attitude (22 ± 5). About 26.5% of students did not believe that they worked in a plagiarism-free workplace, and 45.3% of students believed that self-plagiarism should not be punished in the same way as plagiarism. Conclusions: The overall attitudes of pharmacy students were positive. Training in medical writing and research ethics in the undergraduate and graduate pharmacy curricula is mandatory.

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  • Salmeen D. Babelghaith & Syed Wajid & Mohamed Al-Arifi & Abdulaziz N. Alotaibi, 2022. "Exploring the Attitudes of Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia towards Plagiarism Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(22), pages 1-9, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:22:p:14811-:d:969064
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