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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Foreign Medical Students in Eastern Europe: Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs about Medical Cannabis for Pain Management.

Vsevolod Konstantinov, Alexander Reznik, Masood Zangeneh, Valentina Gritsenko, Natallia Khamenka, Vitaly Kalita, Richard Isralowitz

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Vsevolod KonstantinovDepartment of the General Psychology, Penza State University, 440026 Penza, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-1443-3195
Alexander ReznikRegional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Masood ZangenehSchool of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, ON M9W 5L7, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5038-1089
Valentina GritsenkoDepartment of Social Psychology, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, 123290 Moscow, Russia.
Natallia KhamenkaDepartment of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology, Belarusian State Medical University, 220116 Minsk, Belarus.
Vitaly KalitaDepartment of Pedagogy and Psychology of Professional Education, Moscow State University of Technology and Management Named after K.G. Razumovski, 109004 Moscow, Russia.
Richard IsralowitzRegional Alcohol and Drug Abuse Research Center, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 8410501, Israel.
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · ILBelarusian State Medical University · BYHumber Polytechnic · CAMoscow State University of Psychology & Education · RUMoscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy · RUPenza State University · RU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo assess the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of foreign students toward the use of medical cannabis (MC) for pain management.

methodsThis study uses data collected from 549 foreign students from India (

resultsForeign students' country of origin and gender statuses do not tend to be correlated with medical student responses toward medical cannabis use. Students from Russia and Belarus who identified as secular, compared to those who were religious, reported more positive attitudes toward medical cannabis and policy change.

conclusionsThis study is the first to examine the attitudes, knowledge, and beliefs toward medical cannabis among foreign students from India and Middle Eastern countries studying in Russia and Belarus, two countries who oppose its recreational and medicine use. Indian and Middle Eastern students, as a group, tend to be more supportive of MC than their Russian and Belarusian counterparts. These results may be linked to cultural and historical reasons. This study provides useful information for possible medical and allied health curriculum and education purposes.

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Medical MarijuanaStudents, MedicalAttitude of Health PersonnelEgyptEurope, EasternHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansIndiaIranJordanPain ManagementRussiaSurveys and QuestionnairesSyriaMedical Marijuanaforeign medical studentsmedical cannabispain management

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PMID33671711
PMCPMC7926830
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