. Apurva Prashant Deshpande; . Anil V Ankola; . Roopali Sankeshwari; . Sagar Jalihal; . Laxmi Kabra; . Deepika V Bhat; . Abhra Roy Choudhury
Volume 12, Issue 5 , June 2022, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are increasingly becoming significant forsustainable growth of today’s knowledge‑based society. An inappropriate knowledge regarding ...
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BACKGROUND: Intellectual property rights (IPRs) are increasingly becoming significant forsustainable growth of today’s knowledge‑based society. An inappropriate knowledge regarding IPRcan fail to reserve rights for one’s intellectual creation. Hence this study was planned with an aim toassess knowledge, awareness, and practices regarding intellectual property rights in India amongstthe health-care professionals in Belagavi city.MATERIALS AND METHODS: A descriptive cross‑sectional study was conducted among thepostgraduate students and faculty of six health‑care professional institutions in Belagavi, Karnataka.A total of 724 responses were recorded using convenient sampling. Data was collected usingself‑administered validated questionnaire which included demographic details and total 20 questionspertaining to knowledge, awareness, and practices regarding IPR. Two‑point Likert scale was used.Descriptive statistics, Mann–Whitney U‑test, and Chi‑square test were applied.RESULTS: A total of 724 responses were recorded, 411 from postgraduate students and 313 fromfaculty of 6 health‑care professional institutions. It was observed that 24.3% and 39.3% of postgraduatestudents and faculty participants, respectively, had maximum knowledge while 35.5% of faculty and27.5% of postgraduate students had maximum awareness regarding IPR in India. Only 17.6% and10.2% of faculty and postgraduate students had previously attended workshops on IPR.CONCLUSION: The present study identified that both faculty and postgraduate students of health‑careprofession have less knowledge and awareness regarding IPR. However, both knowledge andawareness regarding IPR were better among faculty when compared to postgraduate students.Thus, the academic community requires a higher level of sensitization and exposure to IPR in India.
