A Study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorKasozi, Keneth Iceland
dc.contributor.authorNamubiru, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorSafiriyu, Abass Alao
dc.contributor.authorOkpanachi, Alfred O
dc.contributor.authorNinsiima, Herbert Izo
dc.date.accessioned2022-09-08T18:41:23Z
dc.date.available2022-09-08T18:41:23Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractReaction time (RT) is an indicator of neural activity, however, its variation due to visual (VRT), audio (ART) and tactile (TRT) in African medical students has not been investigated. The aim of the study was to determine relationships between VRT, ART and TRT amongst medical students in Uganda.This was a cross sectional study, the body mass index (BMI) and RT (i.e. VRT, ART and TRT) were determined using weighing scale with standiometer and the catch a ruler experiment respectively. A questionnaire was administered to collect information on participant’s lifestyle patterns and analysis was done using SPSS Version 20. The mean (± SEM) VRT, ART and TRT in the study were found to be 0.148 ± 0.002s, 0.141 ± 0.002s and 0.139 ± 0.003s respectively. A strong correlation between TRT and ART was found to exist in the youthful Ugandan medical student’s population. Furthermore, significant differences in ART and VRT were observed with sex, although these were absent amongst preclinical and clinical students, showing the importance of sex in RT. The low VRT and ART in Ugandan medical students is indicative of a healthy somatosensory connectivity, thus of academic importance.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKasozi, K. I., Mbiydzneyuy, N. E., Namubiru, S., Safiriyu, A. A., Sulaiman, S. O., Okpanachi, A. O., & Ninsiima, H. I. (2018). A study on visual, audio and tactile reaction time among medical students at Kampala International University in Uganda. African health sciences, 18(3), 828-836.https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v18i3.42en_US
dc.identifier.issn1680-6905
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4634
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican health sciencesen_US
dc.subjectReaction time, cognitive performance, neural health, medical education.en_US
dc.titleA Study on Visual, Audio and Tactile Reaction Time among Medical Students at Kampala International University in Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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