scholarly journals Awareness Among Undergraduate Students of Mangalore City Regarding Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19): A Questionnaire Study

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deeksha Das ◽  
Ramya Shenoy ◽  
Megha Mukherjee ◽  
Bhaskaran Unnikrishnan ◽  
Nikita Rungta
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Questionnaire Study ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Imminent Threat ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Age Range ◽  
And Control

ABSTRACT Objectives: COVID-19 outbreak has surfaced as an imminent threat for the public health. Because India is a populous country, it is important for Indians to be aware of the basic modes of prevention that can diminish the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Aim: The present questionnaire study was carried out among the undergraduate students to assess the awareness regarding the spread and control of COVID-19. Methods: The questionnaire was circulated among the undergraduate students as a Google form. Results: The study included responses of 868 undergraduate students belonging to 2 university colleges. The majority of the participants were females (63%; n = 547) in the age range of 18-23 y. Approximately 98.3% (853) had awareness regarding COVID-19. Approximately 94.7% (822) were washing their hands after visiting public places, out of which only 90.6% (786) were aware of proper steps to be followed in hand washing. It was concluded that it is required to create awareness among 20.8% (181) of our study participants regarding the importance of hand washing to control COVID-19. Conclusions: Awareness regarding COVID-19 among study participants was good. However, a small part of the study population is required to be educated on proper steps to be followed in hand washing.

scholarly journals Prevalence of nomophobia among the undergraduate medical students of Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 5455 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harish B. R. ◽  
Bharath J.
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Population ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Nomophobia (no mobile phobia), is the fear an individual gets if he is out of mobile phone contact due to no network, has run out of balance or run out of battery; the persons gets anxious, which adversely affects the concentration level of the person. Since the younger generation is the latest consumer of the mobile phones and the under 25 year age group in professional colleges like medical colleges use mobile phones quite frequently this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of nomophobia in the undergraduate students of Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya.Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted at Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences during May 2018 to June 2018. All undergraduate students were included i.e. same as study population (n=450). Data collection was done during June 2018 using structured questionnaire.Results: Mean age of the study participants was 20.1±1.3 years. Majority of the study population were hostelites. Approximate amount of money spent on last recharge/last postpaid bill was INR 354.1±185.0. Main reasons for using smartphones were ‘to call family members’, ‘using internet for academics’ and ‘for social networking’. Prevalence of moderate to severe nomophobia among the study population was 99.0%. No statistical significant difference was observed between gender and nomophobia.Conclusions: Prevalence of nomophobia among undergraduate medical student was 99.0% and majority had moderate level of nomophobia. There was no association between nomophobia and gender, place of present residence, amount of money spent on last recharge. 

scholarly journals Awareness about appropriate practice of Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate administration.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (01) ◽  
pp. 52-56
Author(s):  
Rizwana Kitchlew ◽  
Miqdad Haider ◽  
Saba Mir
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Options ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate ◽  
Polystyrene Sulfonate ◽  
Oral Drugs ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Care Health ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Age Range

In patients of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) one of the most frequent and threatening complication is hyperkalemia. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (SPS) commonly known as Kayexalate is one of the treatment options in management of hyperkalemia. Food and Drug Authority (FDA) has recently issued a warning that SPS is not to be administered at the same time with other oral drugs. Objectives: To assess the prevailing concepts about Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate administration and its interactions with other drugs among doctors and patients. Study Design: A Descriptive study. Setting: Three Tertiary Care Health Centers of Lahore. Period: 1st January 2018 till 31st July 2018. Material & Methods: The study population includes adult patients who had suffered from hyperkalemia, and the doctors who have been prescribing the drug and gave consent to participate in the survey. The statistical analysis was performed on SPSS version 23. Results: The total number of study participants were 75, where 50 were doctors and 25 were patients receiving Kayexalate treatment. The age range for doctors was between 24 to 55 years with mean age of 31.4 ±7.2 years. Among doctors 37 (74%) prescribe SPS at some interval from other medications, whereas only 4 (8%) prescribe at the interval recommended by FDA (3 hours). Only 19 (38%) said they knew about the latest guidelines of FDA about SPS interaction with other drugs and 38 (76%) had knowledge that SPS hampers absorption of other drugs. Among population comprising of patients receiving kayexalate, the age range was between 27 to 68 years with mean age of 49.2 ±8.5 years. 11 (44%) patients were advised to take this drug at some interval from other drugs. Conclusion: Hyperkalemia is commonly seen in tertiary care setups, especially in CKD patients. Kayexalate being an affordable option for its treatment, there is a need for improvement in training of doctors about its use and its interactions with food and other medications.

scholarly journals Fear of COVID-19 pandemic (coronaphobia) amongst young adults in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 3556
Author(s):  
Aditi Verma ◽  
Ashwini Biradar
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Psychological Outcome ◽  
Present Generation ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

Background: The Novel Coronavirus disease has inherently brought a fear of uncertainty and continuity resulting in broad psychological effects on the mental health of the present generation. Although, few studies have tried to evaluate the degree of fear of COVID-19 but none has been done on young adults especially dental undergraduate healthcare providers so far. Hence, the present study aims to assess the fear of COVID-19 among young adults in India.Methods: A web based study was conducted on a sample of 309 dental undergraduate students of age group 18-25 years (young adults). The participants were asked for responding to a standardized online questionnaire prepared on google form that included the recently developed 7-item Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) to assess emotional fear reactions.Results: Overall mean fear score for the study population was 18.09+6.79. A significantly higher number of the study population reported low fear (56.6%). Age, place of residence, academic year, steady source of income and the students whose relative/friend got covid-19 depicted a significant difference based on the level of fear (p<0.05). Females and the students staying alone displayed higher levels of fear compared to their respective counterparts.Conclusions: Fear is a common psychological outcome during pandemics especially amongst healthcare providers as COVID-19 pandemic is a continuously evolving disease outbreak related to stress, disease contraction and dying. Thus, managing this fear in the young minds is imperative in order to reduce the psychological implications affecting their mental health due to the current COVID crisis.  

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF SERUM AND URINE URIC ACID LEVEL IN RELATION WITH ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICES IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Ikechukwu Onwubuya ◽  
Nkiruka Rose Ukibe ◽  
Ofia Anya Kalu ◽  
Solomon Nwabueze Ukibe ◽  
Obinwanne Chikamnario Osuagwu
Keyword(s):  
Uric Acid ◽  
Serum Uric Acid ◽  
Normal Control ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Uric Acid Level ◽  
Acid Level ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Age Range ◽  
And Control ◽  
Serum And Urine

Objectives: Elevated uric acid level is related to a variety of adverse metabolic conditions including gout, obesity, and risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. This prospective study designed to assess the serum and urine uric acid level in relation with anthropometric indices in overweight and obese undergraduate students at NAU, Nnewi, Nigeria.Methods: A total of 302 undergraduate students aged between 18 and 40 years were randomly recruited for the present study. They were grouped based on their body mass index (BMI) as overweight, obese, and control participants. 132 participants were males, of which 21 were obese, 34 were overweight while 77 were normal (control) males. 170 participants were females, of which 56 were obese, 62 were overweight while the remaining 52 were normal (control) females. Fasting blood and 24 h urine sample were aseptically collected from all the participants for determination of serum and urine uric acid.Results: The study observed significantly higher serum uric acid level in obese and overweight males than female and control counterparts (p=0.000, respectively). Urine uric acid level was significantly higher in obese males and females than in their overweight and control counterparts (p=0.000). This shows increase production and accumulation of monosodium urate with decreased uric acid excretion which may result in hyperuricemia and hyperuricosuria which may result in gout. Serum and urine uric acid levels were significantly higher among age range (26–32) and (33–40) years compared with those among age range (18–25) (p<0.05) signifying that uric acid level increases with age. Serum and urine uric acid were significantly positively correlated with BMI, waist circumference, and waist hip ratio (p<0.05).Conclusions: High serum uric acid is a prerequisite for gout and also associated with the metabolic syndrome and risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Proper awareness of the implication of hyperuricemia among undergraduate students is necessary.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Metabolic Syndrome in Urban India

Cholesterol ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apurva Sawant ◽  
Ranjit Mankeshwar ◽  
Swarup Shah ◽  
Rani Raghavan ◽  
Gargi Dhongde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Cardiac Risk ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Cardiac Evaluation ◽  
Awareness Programs ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Individual Risk Factors ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
And Control

Background. Metabolic syndrome (MS) is characterised by a constellation of individual risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Materials and Methods. The current study was a population-based survey of cohort of subjects in the metropolitan city of Mumbai. A total of 548 subjects, who attended the CARDIAC evaluation camp, were recruited in the study. Participants with complete fasting lipid profiles, blood glucose, and known cardiac risk markers were evaluated. Results. On applying modified NCEP ATP III, we found out that nearly of the subjects had at least one abnormal parameter. We found the prevalence of MS in our study population to be . The prevalence of MS in males was almost double than females (). The overall prevalence of BMI (>23 kg/m2) was . Increased hypertriglyceridemia and decreased levels of HDL-C were found to be more in males (). Conclusion. The low percentage of subjects with normal and controlled parameters suggests that there is a need for awareness programs and lifestyle interventions for the prevention and control of MS.

scholarly journals Factors promoting undergraduate students to choose orthodontics as future carrier in a dental college in Udaipur city, Rajasthan

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Sumeet Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Student ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Questionnaire Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Participants

Aim: The Objective of the present study is to explore factors promoting undergraduate students to choose orthodontics as future carrier.Material and Methods: The present study is cross-sectional, descriptive questionnaire study. The study is conducted in a private dental college in Udaipur city, Rajasthan. The study subjects were from final year and Internship students as these has proper knowledge about all the specialties and looking forward to choose the appropriate field for further studies. The questionnaire was carefully designed to maximize the response rate and minimize missing data.Results: Majority of study participants {168 (89%)} were above 20 years of age. 104 (55%) of study participants were females. Love and passion for orthodontics is the main promoting factor for 24(27%) of study participants to choose this speciality.Conclusions: It has been concluded that orthodontics is one of popular branch among undergraduate student for further studies. Passion and affection for orthodontics promoted undergraduate student to choose this branch for further study.

Outcome of Patch Test on Crack Sole among Bangladeshi Population

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-67
Author(s):  
Abu Sayeed Mohammad ◽  
Shahadat Hossain ◽  
Zulfiqur Hossain Khan
Keyword(s):  
Patch Test ◽  
Clinical History ◽  
Significant Morbidity ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Bangladeshi Population ◽  
One Year ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Age Range ◽  
Test Result

Background: Crack sole may produce significant morbidity among the physical labourer. Objective: The purpose of this study was to find out the patch test result in crack sole which was due to allergic contactants. Methodology: This test was conducted in the Department at Dermatology and Venereology of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka, Bangladesh from July 2001 to June 2002 for a period of one year. Patients with crack sole were selected as study population. All patients were asked about the details clinical history. Patch test was done by individually prepared alminium Finn Chamber mounted on scanpore tape. Result: A total number of 15 patients were recruited for this study after fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The age range was 8 years to 70 years. Among 15 patients 3 patients were patch test positive remaining 12 patients were patch test negative. Two patient were female and one was male. Conclusion: In conclusion patch test is positive among the crack sole patients. Journal of Current and Advance Medical Research 2020;7(2): 64-67

Clinical, epidemiological and climatic factors related to the occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic area in northeastern Brazil

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Oliveira ◽  
K. B. A. Pimentel ◽  
M. L. Moura ◽  
C. F. Aragão ◽  
A. S. Guimarães-e-Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Air Humidity ◽  
Disease Occurrence ◽  
Relative Air Humidity ◽  
Age Range ◽  
And Control

Abstract Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease with a wide distribution in the Americas. Brazil is an endemic country and present cases in all states. This study aimed to describe the occurrence, the underlying clinical and epidemiological factors, and the correlation of climatic variables with the frequency of reported CL cases in the municipality of Caxias, state of Maranhão, Brazil. This is a retrospective and descriptive epidemiological study based on data extracted from the Brazilian Information System of Diseases Notification, from 2007 to 2017. Maximum and minimum temperature, precipitation, and relative air humidity data were provided by the Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology. A total of 201 reported autochthonous CL cases were analyzed. The predominance of cases was observed in males (70.1%). The age range between 31 and 60 years old was the most affected, with 96 cases (47.9%). Of the total number of registered cases, 38.8% of the affected individuals were engaged in agriculture-related activities. The georeferenced distribution revealed the heterogeneity of disease occurrence, with cases concentrated in the Western and Southern regions of the municipality. An association was detected between relative air humidity (monthly mean) and the number of CL cases per month (p = 0.04). CL continues to be a concerning public health issue in Caxias. In this context, there is a pressing need to strengthen measures of prevention and control of the disease through the network of health services of the municipality, considering local and regional particularities.

Epidemic Features and Control of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia in Wenzhou, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hong Huang ◽  
Yi Wang ◽  
Zhenfeng Wang ◽  
Zhenzhen Liang ◽  
Shugen Qu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Multi-Objective Optimization of Integrated Civilian-Military Scheduling of Medical Supplies for Epidemic Prevention and Control

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 126
Author(s):  
Hai-Feng Ling ◽  
Zheng-Lian Su ◽  
Xun-Lin Jiang ◽  
Yu-Jun Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Medical Services ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Multi Objective ◽  
Medical Supplies ◽  
Problem Instances ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
And Control ◽  
Minimum Ratio

In a large-scale epidemic, such as the novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19), there is huge demand for a variety of medical supplies, such as medical masks, ventilators, and sickbeds. Resources from civilian medical services are often not sufficient for fully satisfying all of these demands. Resources from military medical services, which are normally reserved for military use, can be an effective supplement to these demands. In this paper, we formulate a problem of integrated civilian-military scheduling of medical supplies for epidemic prevention and control, the aim of which is to simultaneously maximize the overall satisfaction rate of the medical supplies and minimize the total scheduling cost, while keeping a minimum ratio of medical supplies reservation for military use. We propose a multi-objective water wave optimization (WWO) algorithm in order to efficiently solve this problem. Computational results on a set of problem instances constructed based on real COVID-19 data demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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