To the Editor, The International Journal of Medical Students (IJMS) was crea-ted with the objective of sharing the scientific production and experiences of medical students and recently graduated phy-sicians worldwide. As a scientific dissemination platform, it requires the material published to be of the highest quality. 1 It is striking that the first two issues of the first volume of the journal each had an article with Knowledge, Attitude and Prac-tices (KAP) in health methodology. This fact motivated the au-thors to write this letter to discuss some methodological issues about KAP studies, to present the evolution of this method as a scientific publication, and to discuss the main limitations of KAP studies recently published in IJMS. KAP studies are based on a quantitative method that collects both quantitative and qualitative information. These type of ar-ticles can reveal characteristics of the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of health factors relating them to religious, social and traditional factors and can expose some of the personal ideas that each individual has about a given condition. 2 Furthermore, these types of studies provide a relatively simple study methodology ideal for medical students, in their initial phases of research training, to approach a problem from both a quantitative and qualitative perspective. This methodology offers an initial, wide perspective about a problem, uncovering opportunities for medical students for further research studies that can result in a positive impact on their community, while at the same time aiding in the development of skills as inves-tigators in training. 3,4