Analysis of impact of extracurricular activities on academic performance of MBBS and BDS students

Quratul ain Javaid; Shizma Junejo

Abstract
Objectives: To assess the impact of indulgence in extracurricular activities on the academic performance of MBBS and BDS undergraduate students.
Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi from September 2020 to February 2021 and included 248 subjects. A structured questionnaire was designed on the Google form. The link of the form was shared among the MBBS and BDS students via email, messages and What’s App. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 23.
Results: Out of 248 students, 87 (34.9 %) were male and 161 (64.7%) females. Participants residing at home were 159 (64%), and residing at hostel were 89 (36%). Majority (115; 46.2%). were involved in only one extracurricular activity. There was remarkable association between involvement in extracurricular activities and participants’ academic performance (p=0.000).
Conclusions: This study revealed a linkage between the participation in extracurricular activities and academic performance. Participation in the extracurricular activities develops self-confidence that shapes the students to be skilled in inter-personal, communication, social and analyzing skills.

Key words: Impact, extracurricular activities, academic performance, students.

ABOUT JOURNAL About Publisher Contact Us Editorial & Peer Review Process	POLICIES Privacy Policy Editorial Policy Author's Rights and Obligations Conflict of Interest Policy Plagiarism Policy Advertising Policy	STATEMENTS Terms of Use Author's Rights and Obligations Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement Protection of Research Participants (Statement On Human And Animal Rights) License Information

This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access. The articles in Rawal Medical Journal are open access articles licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.

Indexed in Scopus, Web of Science, WHO Index Medicus IMEMR, Emromedex, Pakmedinet, ExtraMED and Tehqeeqat

How to cite this article

	Open Access and Peer-reviewed
Home Journal Issues Guide for Authors Editorial Board Aims & Scope About Journal News & Announcements