AUTHOR=Abbas Batoul Issam , Abbass Hasan Houssein , Ali Hasan Azza Ali , Alwan Abdul Hamid Mohamad , Azzam Nourhan Hussein , Al Sahmarani Joudy Hussien , Hassan Ilham Sleiman , El Husseini Noama Wassek , Bou Dargham Bahaa Wadih 

TITLE=Knowledge and Attitude of Medical Students in Lebanon Towards Disaster Medicine

JOURNAL=International Journal of Public Health

VOLUME=Volume 70 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health/articles/10.3389/ijph.2025.1608095

DOI=10.3389/ijph.2025.1608095

ISSN=1661-8564

ABSTRACT=ObjectivesThis study aims to assess the knowledge and attitude of medical students in Lebanon towards disaster medicine.MethodsAn exploratory online cross-sectional survey was conducted on 388 medical students from different educational levels and universities in Lebanon. The data was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), considering a p-value of <0.05 as significant.ResultsThe participants had a mean knowledge score of 12.19 ± 4.04 out of 25 questions. Those who received a disaster medicine educational course (19.1%) had a higher knowledge score (p-value <0.001). There was a significant association between the knowledge score on one hand, and the confidence level of respondents (p-value of 0.003) and their willingness to enroll in a disaster medicine course on the other hand (p-values <0.001).ConclusionIt is evident that medical students in Lebanon possess a fair level of knowledge and a high attitude towards disaster medicine.