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A strike is an organized work stoppage by employees. It has become an adopted lingua franca for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to effectively communicate their demands in Nigeria. Using a cross-sectional study design, we investigated the impact of strike actions on the academic performance of fifth- and sixth-year medical students at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. A total of 242 medical students participated, and 119 (49.2%) had experienced strike actions at least five times during their studies. Most students, 196 (81.0%), believed that strikes affected their motivation to study, while 38 (15.7%) had a re-sit in their examination. The strikes significantly affected students’ motivation (OR=3.10; 95% CI=1.113-8.620), long-term retention of medical knowledge (OR=0.46; 95% CI=0.257-0.815) and having a re-sit among those above 25 years old (OR=1.17; 95% CI=1.025-1.327) and male students (OR=4.91; 95% CI=1.618-14.894). Incessant strikes decrease medical students’ long-term memory of medical knowledge and motivation for studying and increases the tendency to have a re-sit. We therefore suggest that ASUU consider alternative grievance strategies to prevent these negative consequences on future physicians’ education and professional competence.

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Copyright (c) 2024 Uzendu Ezinne, Babatunde Ademusire, Chibuzo Makata , Nnaemeka Ozota , Kenechukwu Okeke , Hope Abu, Immanuella Yisa , Tobi Ogunleye , Toluwanimi Adeyanju, Oluwasomidoyin Bello

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Uzendu Ezinne, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Uzendu Ezinne is a sixth-year medical student in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Babatunde Ademusire, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Babatunde Ademusire is a sixth-year medical student at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Chibuzo Makata , University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Chibuzo Makata is a sixth-year medical student in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Nnaemeka Ozota , University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Nnaemeka Ozota is a sixth-year medical student in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Kenechukwu Okeke , University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Kenechukwu Okeke is a sixth-year medical student at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Hope Abu, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Hope Abu is a sixth-year medical student at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Immanuella Yisa , University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Immanuella Yisa is a sixth-year medical student at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Tobi Ogunleye , University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Tobi Ogunleye is a sixth-year medical student at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Toluwanimi Adeyanju, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Toluwanimi Adeyanju is a sixth-year medical student at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Oluwasomidoyin Bello, University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Oluwasomidoyin Bello (MB; BS, MPH, FWACS) is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan/University College Hospital in Ibadan, Nigeria. Her research interests include medical and educational studies, with a particular focus on women's health.

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Ezinne, U., Ademusire, B., Makata, C., Ozonta, N., Okeke, K., Abu, H., … Bello, O. (2024). Effect of Incessant Strike Actions on the Academic Performance of University of Ibadan Medical Students. Pan-African Journal of Education and Social Sciences, 5(2), 167–184. https://doi.org/10.56893/pajes2024v05i02.12
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