SOCIAL MEDIA EFFECTS ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF LEBANESE HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS.

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Pierre Al-Khoury ◽  
Dory Daw
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Media Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Social Media for Higher Education: A Cross Sectional Study among Teachers in India and Sri Lanka

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 180-188
Author(s):  
A Chamaru De Alwis ◽  
Simmy Kurian ◽  
M.K Dinithi Padmasiri ◽  
Hareesh N Ramanathan ◽  
Pearly Saira Chacko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Trunk muscle function and pelvic alignment associated with the presence of pain in higher education students: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcio Antônio dos Santos ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Viana Santos ◽  
Adriano Rodrigues ◽  
Luciana Crepaldi Lunkes
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Muscle Strength ◽  
Muscle Weakness ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Trunk Muscle ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Prevalence Of Pain

Abstract Introduction: The protective role of muscles in the passive structures of the spine means that their stability and consequent maintenance are associated with pain, especially in the region of the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex. Objective: To determine the prevalence of pain and its association with muscle deficits in higher education students. Method: Descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study that evaluated 120 university students through questionnaires (sample characterization, Nordic musculoskeletal symptoms, pain visual analogue scale and international physical activity). Trunk muscle strength and bridge tests with unilateral knee extension (pelvic alignment) were performed. Results: A high prevalence of pain was found in the lower back (58.41%). There was no association between the presence of pain, muscle strength and pelvic alignment (p> 0.05). There was an association between the trunk extension and pelvic tilt tests (p = 0.009). Conclusion: A high prevalence of low back pain, poor performance in the trunk muscle endurance tests and mild and moderate pelvic misalignment were identified. There was no association between pain, trunk muscle weakness and pelvic misalignment. There was an association between pelvic misalignment and trunk extensor muscle weakness.

scholarly journals Evaluating COVID-19 Related Health Anxiety Among Individuals Referring to Urban Health Centers in Arak, Iran: A Cross-sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Pegah Mohaghegh ◽  
Ehsan Abedi ◽  
Masomeh Sofian ◽  
Fatemeh Rafiei
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Urban Health ◽  
Health Anxiety ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Age Range

Background and aims: The prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in health anxiety among general population and unreasonable referring to health centers. This study aimed to assess health anxiety related to COVID-19 in individuals referring to healthcare centers of Arak, Iran in 2020. Methods: Using convenient sampling method, the participants of this cross-sectional study were selected from 16 urban health centers of Arak. Salkovskis 18-item Health Anxiety Inventory (HAI-18) was completed by 392 participants. The collected data entered in SPSS software version 24 and was analyzed by Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results: Mean ± SD of total score of health anxiety was 28.96 ± 7.62. Most participants (74.7%) had medium anxiety and 19.1% had high anxiety. The mean of total score of health anxiety was higher in the 30-59 age range, higher education, single people and students. Participants with chronic diseases and symptoms of cold and people who referred to health centers due to COVID-19 screening had a higher anxiety level. Conclusion: Most people referring to health centers of arak had moderate anxiety. COVID-19-related health anxiety was higher in middle age range, higher education, students, people with chronic diseases, and people with symptoms of common cold.

Cross-sectional study of digital competences in the school trajectory higher education students (e-skills)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herrera Luis A. Gazca ◽  
Salmeron Sergio I. Parra ◽  
Hernandez Guillermo L. Sanchez ◽  
Zabala Arriola Omar ◽  
Godos Diana I. Gaona
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Prevalence of dysmenorrhoea, associated risk factors and its relationship with academic performance among graduating female university students in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. e043814
Author(s):  
Mesfin Tadese ◽  
Andargachew Kassa ◽  
Abebaw Abeje Muluneh ◽  
Girma Altaye
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
University Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

ObjectivesThe study aimed to provide an association between dysmenorrhoea and academic performance among university students in Ethiopia. Further, the study attempts to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of dysmenorrhoea.Design and methodInstitution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 April to 28 April 2019. A semistructured and pretested self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Binary logistic regression analysis and one-way analysis of variance were performed to model dysmenorrhoea and academic performance, respectively.Setting and participantsEthiopia (2019: n=647 female university students).OutcomesThe primary outcome is dysmenorrhoea, which has been defined as painful menses that prevents normal activity and requires medication. The self-reported cumulative grade point average of students was used as a proxy measure of academic performance, which is the secondary outcome.ResultsThe prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 317 (51.5%). The educational status of father (adjusted OR (AOR) (95% CI) 2.64 (1.04 to 6.66)), chocolate consumption (AOR (95% CI) 3.39 (95% 1.28 to 8.93)), daily breakfast intake (<5 days/week) (AOR (95% CI) 0.63 (0.42 to 0.95)), irregular menstrual cycle AOR (95% CI) 2.34 (1.55 to 3.54)) and positive family history of dysmenorrhoea AOR (95% CI) 3.29 (2.25 to 4.81)) had statistically significant association with dysmenorrhoea. There was no statistically significant difference in academic performance among students with and without dysmenorrhoea (F (3611)=1.276, p=0.28)).ConclusionsDysmenorrhoea was a common health problem among graduating University students. However, it has no statistically significant impact on academic performance. Reproductive health officers should educate and undermine the negative academic consequences of dysmenorrhoea to reduce the physical and psychological stress that happens to females and their families.

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