Studying Cyber-Ethics Skills and Behaviors among Students of Shiraz  University of Medical Sciences

Marzoghi, Arefe; Mahmoodian, Hossein

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Marzoghi A, Mahmoodian H. Studying Cyber-Ethics Skills and Behaviors among Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. IJMEHM 2020; 13 :228-239
URL: http://ijme.tums.ac.ir/article-1-6002-en.html

Studying Cyber-Ethics Skills and Behaviors among Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

Arefe Marzoghi¹

, Hossein Mahmoodian ^*

1- Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran
2- Department of Medical Ethics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences; Member of Research Center of Quran, Hadith and medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract: (2079 Views)

The aim of this study was to evaluate cyber-ethics skills and behaviors of students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (SUMS) using descriptive and survey research. Three categories of students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences was selected as statistical population in this study including medical, dentistry, and bachelor of nursing and midwifery in academic year of 2016-2017. A group of 200 students were selected using a simple random sampling method for the study. Data analyzed using SPSS software (22) and descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that students' cognitive skills and ethical behaviors are lower than acceptable level. Also, there was no significant difference between students based on demographic characteristics e.g. gender, field of study and educational level regarding their skills and ethical behaviors.

Keywords: Cyber skills, Cyber ethics, Cyber citizens, Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Medical Ethics
Received: 2018/04/16 | Accepted: 2020/08/8 | Published: 2020/03/20