Citation: Ogugua A. Egwu, Uloaku Akubueze Nto-Ezimah, Nto Johnson Nto, Eneje Ifunanya, Chioma Ekenna- Ohanenye (2023). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Edutainment among Anatomy Educators: A Nigerian Survey. Sch Int J Anat Physiol, 6(7): 95-99. 95 Scholars International Journal of Anatomy and Physiology Abbreviated Key Title: Sch Int J Anat Physiol ISSN 2616-8618 (Print) |ISSN 2617-345X (Online) Scholars Middle East Publishers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Journal homepage: https://saudijournals.com Original Research Article Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Edutainment among Anatomy Educators: A Nigerian Survey Ogugua A. Egwu 1 , Uloaku Akubueze Nto-Ezimah 2 , Nto Johnson Nto 3* , Eneje Ifunanya 4 , Chioma Ekenna-Ohanenye 5 1 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Science, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria 2 Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria 3 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria 4 Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Enugu State University of Science of Technology, Enugu State, Nigeria 5 Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Rhema University, Nigeria DOI: 10.36348/sijap.2023.v06i07.002 | Received: 19.05.2023 | Accepted: 24.06.2023 | Published: 04.07.2023 *Corresponding author: Nto Johnson Nto Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Nigeria Enugu Campus, Enugu State, Nigeria Abstract Background: It is well known that education and learning can be linked with lucid, playful and pleasurable experiences. Aim: This study evaluated the knowledge, attitude and practice of edutainment among anatomy educators. Methods: The study was conducted among Anatomy educators in four Colleges of Medicine in South Eastern Nigeria. The study adopted a survey research design with a validated structured questionnaire. A total of 34 lecturers (8 females and 24 males) participated in the study. Results: Thirty one (91.2%) of our respondents has heard of edutainment. Their major source of information was from the internet (n=19; 61.3%) followed by conferences (n=9; 29%). Our respondents showed a positive attitude to edutainment. 28 (82.4%) of our respondents said edutainment is not part of their curriculum and 24 (70.6%) of our respondents use edutainment to teach anatomy. Conclusion: Edutainment in anatomy teaching is necessary and will be productive, there is need to complement traditional teaching method (lectures) with edutainment in anatomy teaching in other to increase students’ interest and understanding. Keywords: Edutainment, Anatomy, Medical Education, Learning, Entertainment. Copyright © 2023 The Author(s): This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial use provided the original author and source are credited. INTRODUCTION Effective learning is essentially fun and happens when the learner is interested or motivated [1]. Edutainment is a medium of learning that educates and entertains as well. It fuels curiosity, foster creativity, motivates, increases a learner’s interest and understanding [2, 3]. Active engagement of a learner can be achieved with a lucid, playful and pleasurable educating experience [3]. Anatomy involves the study of body structures, including their systems, organs and tissue [4]. Knowledge of anatomy is an essential component medical training [4, 5]. Too many details and vocabulary makes anatomy learning cumbersome. The massive amount of information makes learning difficult and reduces the student’s interest [4]. How a subject is taught may greatly affect a learners learning ability, understanding and retention. Edutainment has been categorized into four different groups namely: Location-based edutainment, edutainment by purpose and content, edutainment by target group and edutainment by type of media [6, 7]. Edutainment enhances a teacher’s ability to motivate, inculcate and improve learners understanding and eagerness to learn [8]. The use of edutainment in formal education setting is grossly underrepresented [9]. In Nigeria, the concept of edutainment has not been considered and possibly factored into the training of students in the Anatomical sciences. This may be due to the fact that no study has categorically x-rayed the knowledge and attitude of any group of educators in the medical sciences with Anatomy as a case study. In this article we have evaluated the knowledge, attitude and practice of edutainment among anatomy educators in south east Nigeria with the view of making appropriate recommendations.