Ubleni Ettah Emanghe, Edema Enogiomwan Imalele, Godwin Ibitham Ogban, Promise Akugom Owai, Bode Akashie Abraka
Awareness and knowledge of scabies and ringworm among parents of school-age children in Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria: Implications for prevention of superficial skin infestations
Annals of African medicine
asynchronous online message boards ombs allow users write questions comments share online group use ombs associated positive outcomes several educational settings use studied preclerkship undergraduate medical education ume multiyear observational longitudinal study examined patterns omb use preclerkship ume descriptive statistics used report number students instructors logged contributed number posts instructor answers post views average time answer patterns use first secondyear medical students well students undergoing remote versus inperson learning compared using wilcoxon signedrank tests total 9870 posts made ombs initiated 3869 student questions 3078 total posts made instructors academic support staff 1024 student answers student questions firstyear medical students posted significantly questions 14983 vs 837 p 0001 resulted significantly instructor answers 1250 vs 591 p 0001 modules remote learning period received student questions 1520 vs 967 p 0001 produced instructor answers 1238 vs 747 p 0001 compared modules took place inperson learning online message boards represent readily available tool stimulate asynchronous discussion preclerkship ume firstyear medical students students remote learning active ombs