Problems Related to Menstruation and Their Effect on Daily Routine of Students of a Medical College in Delhi, India

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anamika Sharma ◽  
Devender K. Taneja ◽  
Pragya Sharma ◽  
Renuka Saha
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Careful Evaluation ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Common Effect ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Girl Students

Menstrual problems are common among young girls. These deserve careful evaluation as uncorrected menstrual problems may adversely affect the daily routine and quality of life. The aim of this article is to study the prevalence and the effect of menstrual disorders on daily routine among unmarried undergraduate medical students and their treatment-seeking behavior. Of 276 undergraduate girl students, 112 were sampled by stratified random sampling. All the consenting participants were given a pretested semistructured questionnaire to collect their responses by personal interviews. The data collected were analyzed. Premenstrual syndrome (67%) and dysmenorrhea (33%) were perceived by the study subjects as the most distressing problems associated with menstruation. The most common effect of menstrual problems on daily routine reported by the study subjects was in the form of prolonged resting hours (54%) followed by inability to study (50%). More than half (52%) of the subjects discussed their problems with their mother, and 60% of the study subjects were opted for allopathic treatment for their menstrual problems.

Morbidity profile of patients seeking Naturopathy and Yoga treatment in South India: A descriptive study

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Naresh Kumar Panneerselvam ◽  
Dhilip Ravindran ◽  
Arunthathi Kathiresan
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Chronic Conditions ◽  
South India ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Duration Of Treatment ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
And Gender

AbstractBackgroundYoga and Naturopathy (Y&N) is one of the approved Complementary and Traditional systems of Medicine practiced in India. Unlike other systems, it is a drugless system aimed to optimize and facilitate the inherent ability of the human body to heal itself. There is lack of literature on the type of patients seeking Yoga and Naturopathy treatments in India. This study was designed with an objective to assess the morbidity profile of the in-patients treated in a Naturopathy and Yoga hospital.MethodsDescriptive study design based on clinical case records. Six hundred and four cases treated as in-patients between April 2017 and July 2018 was analyzed.ResultsThe average age of the patients was 47.4 (SD ± 16.1) years, with 56% were females and 44% males. About 50 different types of morbidity ranging from general rejuvenation to chronic diseases had been reported. Highest reported diseases were chronic in nature, with higher reporting for multiple system morbidity, followed by Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Arthritis, and Back pain. Variations were observed in the morbidities based on age and gender of the patients. The median duration of treatment was 8 days.ConclusionsPatients seek Yoga & Naturopathy care mainly for chronic conditions, further observations on treatment outcomes, quality of life, and treatment seeking behavior can be explored for the efficacy and feasibility of Yoga & Naturopathy care in managing chronic diseases.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge on pharmacotherapeutics among undergraduate medical students in a South Indian medical college

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1119
Author(s):  
Surekha Palacherla ◽  
Bheemesh Naidu Mattam ◽  
Kodanda Ramu Burli ◽  
Sachidananda Moorthy
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Therapy Assessment ◽  
Medical College ◽  
South Indian ◽  
Rational Drug

Background: Pharmacotherapeutics knowledge is important for rational drug therapy. Assessment of knowledge on emergency and non-emergency medical conditions in medical students will be helpful to   develop a methodological approach in building knowledge on patient care and in improving quality of medical education.Methods: It was a questionnaire based cross- sectional study conducted among undergraduate medical students in MIMS college after taking Institutional ethical committee permission. The students of final MBBS part-I and final MBBS part-II and house surgeons were given semi-structured questionnaires. It constitutes questions on awareness of pharmacotherapeutics of non-emergency (20) and emergency (8) medical conditions.Results: Received a total of 284 responses, of them 43.32%, 39.43% and 17.25% are from final MBBS part-I, final MBBS part-II and house surgeons respectively. 48.1% students agreed that undergraduate training sufficient to confidently give a safe prescription to the patient. The overall knowledge of the students in pharmacotherapeutics relating to certain non-emergency conditions is found to be 64.89% and relating to emergency conditions, it is 62.98%.Conclusions: Knowledge on emergency and non-emergency PT is moderate. Appropriate training programs are needed to improve this situation. Regular evaluative measures also help to overcome the present situation.

scholarly journals Prevalence of menopausal symptoms and perceptions about menopause among postmenopausal women attending Gynaecology OPD at GMC Idukki, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leena A. Joseph ◽  
Acka Priya Varghese
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Outpatient Department ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Menopausal Women ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Post Menopausal

Background: Idukki is a hilly tract area in the state of Kerala. No studies regarding menopause has been reported from Idukki. This study is done among postmenopausal women in an attempt to shed light on the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and perceptions of postmenopausal women in a panchayat in Idukki district which is typically a rural area. Primary objectives of the study were to find the prevalence of menopausal symptoms in post-menopausal women attending the outpatient department of Government Medical College, Idukki, India and to find the perceptions about menopause among these post-menopausal women. Secondary objectives were to find the mean age and pattern of attainment of menopause among postmenopausal women and to find the treatment seeking behavior of the post-menopausal women residing in this area.Methods: A cross-sectional observational study is done among 100 postmenopausal women attending the outpatient department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Questions are asked based on interview schedule. The results are then analyzed.Results: The mean age of menopause was 45.69± 4.35. 78% of population had one or more symptoms in the menopausal period. Only 19.5% of the symptomatic women took treatment. 77% had positive perceptions.Conclusions: The awareness of these women in this area is poor thus limiting the treatment seeking behavior. Improvement of awareness is a must to improve the quality of life of post-menopausal women.

scholarly journals Impact of OAB symptoms on work, quality of life and treatment-seeking behavior in Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1403-1415
Author(s):  
Cristiano Mendes Gomes ◽  
Marcio Augusto Averbeck ◽  
Mitti Koyama ◽  
Roberto Soler
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Treatment Seeking ◽  
Work Quality ◽  
Seeking Behavior

e-Learning: Practices Among Undergraduates of a Medical College of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Background Information ◽  
P Value ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Learning Practices ◽  
E Learning

Background: Information technology (IT) is a new way of teaching and learning. One of the promising media of information technology is e-Learning, which is used to enhance knowledge and skills among users. A student gains better and deep knowledge through a useful tool. This survey aimed to determine practices among medical students for e-Learning. Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 184 students amongst the 500 students currently enrolled in medical college. Data was collected using questionnaires and were analyzed through SPSS version 22. Chi-square was used for qualitative values. Results: Majority 90.80% (n=167) students were aware of e-Learning and were statistically high in first year students (p-value: 0.018). The student did not show statistically significant results for content learned through e-Learning with a p-value of 0.063. Different resources were used for e-Learning in which videos had the highest percentage (87.60%) and audios were used as the least resource for e-Learning (29.20%). Daily, 56% of the students use e-Learning for 1 hour or less and only 3% of the students used it for more than 4 hours. Conclusion: Majority of undergraduate medical students were aware of the use of e-Learning and most of them preferred e-Learning for their course work and studies showing a significant increase in understanding and use, compared to studies conducted earlier. Participants found e-Learning useful and effective tool in increasing knowledge and understanding of their subject. Keywords: e-Learning; Practices; Students.

scholarly journals 696 Quality of sleep is the only predictor of suicide during Covid-19 lockdown in University students?

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A272-A272
Author(s):  
Alessandra Castelnuovo ◽  
Samantha Mombelli ◽  
Daniela Bottoni ◽  
Antonella Somma ◽  
Andrea Fossati ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Social Stress ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Quality Of Sleep ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts

Abstract Introduction COVID-19 epidemic led to great psychological and social stress, related to anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, suicidal risk and behavior, and changes in daily routine. The aim of this study was to assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdown in Italian students. We focused on perceived sleep quality, anxiety and depression symptoms, and mostly on risk of suicide. Methods A total of 307 students (mean age 22.84±2.68) completed Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II). In our study, we focused on item 9 of BDI-II, that is related to suicide. We divided our sample on presence or absence of suicidal ideation based on this item. Results We found that 30.1% showed depressive, while 38.2% anxious symptoms. Concerning item 9 of BDI-II (suicidal thoughts or wishes), 84.7% answered that they do not have any thoughts of killing themselves, while 15.3% answered that they have some suicidal ideation. Concerning sleep variables, we found that 58% of our sample showed a PSQI total score higher than 5 (poor quality of sleep), and a global worsening in sleep quality and increase of insomnia both in student with and without suicidal ideation. Conclusion Our results on risk of suicide are in line with literature. Recent reviews focused on suicidal ideation in medical students found that depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation are common among medical students, finding a prevalence of suicidal ideation of 11%. Several studies suggest that sleep disorders are a risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviours. Our findings show that sleep cannot considered a predictive factor of risk of suicide during health emergency, because the risk is polyfactorial. Support (if any) None

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