Gender based perspectives about organ donation among students in a medical school in North India

Background: Deaths due to organ failure are reaching alarming numbers mainly due to paucity of organ donation. The medical students who are the future doctors hold promise to alleviate this paucity by willing to register as a donor themselves as well as facilitating cadaver organ donation process. Objective was to assess the perspectives (awareness and attitudes) of medical students regarding organ donation.Methods: The present cross sectional descriptive study was conducted among 280 undergraduates’ students of Government Medical College Jammu, J and K, India. A pretested and self administered 22 item questionnaire was used to collect information on socio-demographic characteristics (5), to assess awareness (11) and attitude (6) about organ donation.Results: Higher proportion of female students were aware about transplantation of human organ act (p<0.05). Awareness about organ donation card was very poor among both the sexes. Only 77.50% of the respondents were aware of the legal age for organ donation. Higher proportion of male students considered themselves to be future organ donor (p<0.05) although both the sexes wanted to be informed more on organ donation. Organ could be wasted (47.14%) was the main barrier among respondents for organ donation.Conclusions: The awareness and attitude among the respondents were found to be non-desirable on many parameters. Authors suggest introduction of a teaching module which should include all aspects of organ donation in medical schools starting from first profession onwards.

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A STUDY TO ACCESS THE KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL STUDENTS REGARDING ORGAN DONATION

10.36106/4538003 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 4-5

Author(s):

Hetal Chauhan ◽

Kartik Patel ◽

Samuvel Vasava

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Organ Donor ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Human Organ ◽

Terminal Organ ◽

Organ Donations ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Organ transplantations save lives of patients with terminal organ failure and improve quality of life. However there is a huge gap between demand and supply of human organs. The only way to increase organ donations is to educate the health care professionals & public about the importance of organ donation and encourage them to become organ donor. As healthcare professionals are the most suitable person to carry the message to community, their knowledge and attitude towards organ donations should be studied. Aim: This study is determined to access the knowledge of medical students regarding organ donation. Methods: A Cross sectional study was conducted in a medical college of Ahmedabad. 100 medical students were included and they were given questionnaires designed to capture the knowledge and attitude toward organ donation. Responses were collected and analysed by Microsoft Excel and SSPS version 20. Results: 100% students were aware about the term organ donation. 90% students knew organization that work for organ donation awareness in city. 85% students were aware of the transplantation of human organ act 1994. 70% knew any hospital in city where organ transplantation is performed. Conclusion: The result of study revealed that there exists a knowledge gap among the medical students regarding organ donation & there is an urgent need for addressing this knowledge which will help in improving the organ donation rate in our country.

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Critical Care Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Organ Donation and its Relationship With Empathy

The Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences ◽

10.32598/jqums.24.6.7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 24 (6) ◽

pp. 544-555

Author(s):

Mahnaz Taherkhani ◽

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Leili Yekefallah ◽

Leila Dehghankar ◽

Peyman Namdar ◽

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Keyword(s):

Critical Care ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Organ Donor ◽

Educational Interventions ◽

Critical Care Nurses ◽

Reactivity Index ◽

Average Score ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Dialysis Unit ◽

Donation Process

Background: Critical care nurses play an important role in the organ donation process, and their attitudes towards it and willingness to register as an organ donor are related to various factors, including empathy. Objective: This study aims to compare the attitudes of nurses in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Emergency Department (ED), and Dialysis Unit (DU) towards organ donation and its relationship with empathy. Methods: This descriptive study with cross-sectional design that was conducted in 2019 in hospitals affiliated to Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in Qazvin, Iran on 222 nurses from the three critical care units who were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data collection tools were Chakradhar’s Organ Donation Questionnaire (ODQ) and Davis’s Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), completed by nurses were completed. Data were analyzed by descriptive and analytical tests. Findings: The mean ODQ score was higher in DU and ICU nurses than in ED nurses (P=0.23), where the nurses of ICU-General had the highest score (51±6.07) and the nurses of ED-Trauma had the lowest score. The highest and lowest IRI scores were related to DU and ICU-General nurses, respectively. The total IRI score (r=0.13, P=0.04) and its dimensions of perspective taking ( r=0.152, P=0.02) and fantasy (r=0.14, P=0.03) had a positive correlation with the nurses’ attitudes. Conclusion: Critical care nurses have greater than the average score in ODQ. There is a significant relationship between empathy and their attitudes towards organ donation. Their empathy with patients has a significant effect on increasing their attitudes towards accepting organ donation. Therefore, it is necessary to implement educational interventions for changing the critical care nurses’ attitudes in order to increase their empathy.

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Comparison of two teaching aids: “PowerPoint and Chalkboard” in Undergraduate Anatomy Teaching

International Journal of Anatomy and Research ◽

10.16965/ijar.2021.126 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2.3) ◽

pp. 8001-8007

Author(s):

Vashishtha K ◽

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Baidwan S ◽

Puri N ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Likert Scale ◽

North India ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Teaching Aids ◽

Competency Based ◽

Power Point ◽

Anatomy Teaching

Objective: Teaching aids like chalkboard and power point (PPT) have commonly been used in anatomy teaching. With an increasing number of medical seats and introduction of competency-based curriculum, PPT is being preferred. The present study aimed at obtaining the views of medical students on these two teaching aids in learning Anatomy. Methods: It was a prospective, cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study conducted on medical students of First, second and final professional of a Government Medical College in North India. Students’ perception was assessed on the basis of a questionnaire in Likert scale. Likert scale 4 and 5 were considered favorable responses. McNemar’s test was used for statistical analysis. Results: The questionnaires were distributed to 420 students but 412 students participated in study. There were 164 males and 248 females. Students perceived that PPT offered significantly (p value <0.001) better visibility of lecture content, more clarity of the diagrams, structural relations and demonstration of applied aspects as compared to chalkboard. However, chalkboard was preferred over PPT by a significantly higher number of students (p value <0.001) as it enhances the ability to take notes and copy diagrams, develop better understanding of topic, provides better opportunity for student-teacher interaction, stimulates interest in the subject and enhances overall satisfaction and effectiveness of lecture delivery. Conclusion: The present study, based on students’ responses, highlights the areas of strength of chalkboard and PPT and provides a guide for the teachers for an integrated and appropriate use of both teaching aids for effective lecture delivery. KEY WORDS: Anatomy teaching, Lecture delivery, Chalkboard, Power Point, Medical education.

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Menstrual Problems in Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross-sectional Study in a Medical College of North India

Journal of SAFOG with DVD ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1774 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (2) ◽

pp. 85-90

Author(s):

Indu Verma ◽

Gaurika Joshi ◽

Dinesh Sood ◽

RK Soni

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

North India ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Undergraduate Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College

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Association between education about organ transplantation aimed at medical students and the acquisition of the organ donor card. A cross-sectional study.

Revista de la Facultad de Medicina ◽

10.15446/revfacmed.v62n4.45544 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 62 (4) ◽

pp. 571-578

Author(s):

Xiomara Benavides López ◽

David Mauricio Figueroa Bohorquez ◽

Hector Camilo Pérez ◽

Diana Paola Serna Escobar ◽

Juan Pablo Alzate ◽

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Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Statistical Power ◽

Organ Donor ◽

Affirmative Answer ◽

Tissue Transplantation ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Human Organ ◽

Donor Card ◽

Organ Donor Card

Background. The transplantation group of the National University of Colombia considers that education about transplants is important to raise the donation rate in this country. Objective. To find a statistical association between education about transplantation aimed at medical students and the number of students and their families bearing the organ donor card. Materials and methods. Cross-sectional analytical study. Two surveys were designed and sent to two different student populations. The first group had taken the course “Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation”, and the second group was composed of students from the fifth semester of medical education. The statistical test used was difference of proportions, sample size of 50 people, statistical power of 80%, difference in proportions 20%, alpha 0.05, p <0.05. Results. The surveys were answered by 29 students from first group and 74 students from second group. First question: “Do you carry the organ donor card?”, p-value of 0.03 found. Second question: “Do your family members carry the organ donor card?”, p-value of 0.732 found. Affirmative answer to the first question, p=0.10 and answer to second question, p=0.0005.Conclusion. An association was found between education about transplantation focused on medical students and bearing the organ donor card and communicating their wishes to their families. Likewise, an association between education and a positive attitude toward donation was found in the families of students that participated on the course “Human Organ and Tissue Transplantation”.

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Knowledge and Attitude Towards Organ Donation Among Medical Students

10.53350/pjmhs2115103287 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (10) ◽

pp. 3287-3289

Author(s):

Najma Shoaib ◽

Nida Yousaf ◽

Roman Akram ◽

Asma Inam ◽

Saboohi Saeed

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Organ Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Body ◽

Medical Illness ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Key Words Organ Donation

Objective: To analyze the knowledge and attitude among medical students regarding organ donation. Study design: A cross sectional study Placement and Duration: The study was conducted during the period of six months from September 2019 to March 2020 at Azra Naheed Medical College Lahore. Materials and Methods: Sample size was 150 a predesigned close ended questionnaire was used to collect data, out of which 8 incomplete questionnaires were excluded. SPSS version 21 was used to analyze the data. Results: Overall, 130 respondents were aware of the term organ donation out of which 74 wish to donate their organs. The main barriers related to organ donation during life and after death include mainly religious beliefs, fear of surgical procedures, misconception that they cannot donate because of some medical illness, having a cultural belief that the body should be kept intact after death or having a fear that their body will be disfigured after donating an organ. 90.8% respondents believe that there is a need to promote organ donation. Greater load of information come from social media. Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a need to promote organ donation. Identified barriers should be taken in the account while motivating the population to donate in future. Key words: Organ donation, Attitude, Barriers

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PATTERN OF SUBSTANCE USE AMONG MEDICAL INTERNS IN TERTIARY HEALTH CARE CENTRE OF NORTH INDIA: A CROSSECTIONAL STUDY

10.36106/gjra/1900299 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-2

Author(s):

Pragati bhatnagar ◽

R. K. Solanki

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

North India ◽

Chi Square ◽

Health Care Centre ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Medical Interns

A cross sectional study was conducted on 236 internship students in Department of Psychiatry, SMS Medical College. The study was intended to determine the prevalence, type and the pattern of substance use in medical interns. A self-designed semistructred questionnaire was used for the detailed interview after taking written informed consent from the students. Identity of the students were concealed. Data analysis was done using proportion and chi square test as statistical test. The lifetime prevalence of substance use was 74 % in our study. Males had signicantly higher lifetime and past month prevalence of substance use than females. Alcohol was the most commonly used substance followed by smoking. High prevalence of substance use in medical students emerge out a crucial problem in medical students which require an exigent need for change in interns by experienced professionals.

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

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry ◽

10.36283/pjmd9-4/018 ◽

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.

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Perceptions of Final Year Medical Students about Family Medicine as A Career Choice in Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry ◽

10.36283/pjmd9-1/023 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Dur-e- Nishat

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Family Medicine ◽

Medical Profession ◽

Healthcare Services ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Chi Square Test

Background: Family medicine is a field in which complete and detailed set of healthcare services are provided to the patients and their families. In developed countries, freshly graduated students choose family medicine as a priority for their career. However, in Pakistan it is not the case. The present study is undertaken to determine the perceptions of final year medical students’ about Family Medicine as a viable career. Methods: A total number of 504 students participated in the study. This was a cross-sectional study. The study participants were in their final year of medical college. Data was collected using a preapproved questionnaire. Data was entered and analyzed via SPSS version 17 and Chi-Square test was used post-stratification. Results: Only 14.3% (n=72) medical students had heard about Family Medicine. Only 18% (n=92) would select family medicine as a profession. The most frequent rationale for choosing the field of Family Medicine was the variety of patients seen in general practice (55.4% n=51). Conclusion: There is a dire need to focus on increasing awareness about the field of family medicine among medical students. The students should be counseled on the advantages along with the disadvantages of choosing this field as a medical profession.

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