The study on knowledge and attitude of academic members of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences regarding the Quran

(Received 5 Aug, 2008 ; Accepted 22 Apr, 2009)AbstractBackground and purpose: Lack of spirituality, remoteness of real purpose and a defeat versus cultural offense, is one of the many anxieties that families and compassionates, along with society and educators encounter. Without any doubt, knowledge of the Quran and positive attitude, are reasons for promotion of spirituality, recognizing and reaching the real goal of creation and protection against cultural offense. The aim of this research is the study knowledge and attitudes of academic members from the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, related to Quran and finding strength and weakness in this connection, in order to establish cultural programming.Materials and methods: This research is a cross sectional in which 88 board members completed a questionnaire, with the reliability and validity being proved. Knowledge and attitude of the members pertaining to the Quran was researched by the questionnaire. This study was performed in the Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences in 2007. Statistical methods were SPSS 15, ANOVA and T tests.Results: Sexuality and marital status was not effective in the Quranic test grade. In an action environment, along with the type of official order, a meaningful difference was found in the Quranic test grade. Consequently, individuals who received higher test scores had special features that were extracted separately.Conclusion: It appears that Quranic education in the age of 10 or less and attending in comprehension sittings, in addition to paying attention to Quranic meaning at the time of reading and comprehension of Quran at home, may have an effective role in promotion of board member’s knowledge regarding the Holy Quran.J Mazand Univ Med Sci 2009; 19(69): 73-78 (Persian