scholarly journals Influence of Demographic Variables on Suicidal Tendency among Arts and Science College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anusuya ◽  
Dr. M. Senthil ◽  
Dr. S. Barani Daran
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Suicidal Tendency ◽  
Science College ◽  
History Of

Introduction: Suicidal tendency is common among college students as a result of various factors like academic pressure, family problems, love failure, etc. It is presumed that there would be influence of demographic variables (i.e. age, gender, department, family type, family income and history of previous mental illness) on suicidal tendency among college students. Aim: The aim of this research study was to assess the influence of selected demographic variables (i.e. age, gender, department, family type, family income and history of previous mental illness) on suicide tendency among arts and science college students. Materials and Methods: The sample comprised of 84 respondents of arts and science students and Simple random sampling by lottery method was used. The following questionnaire was used to collect the data 1) Demographic variables: It includes respondents‟ age, gender, department, class, family income, type of family, residence area and history of mentally illness of the respondent. 2) Suicidal tendency scale. Results: 33.3% of the respondents were up to 18 years of age, 32.1% of the respondents were in the age group of 19 years, 20% of the respondents were in the age group of 20 years of age, 10.7% of the respondents were above 21 years of age, 2.4% of the respondents were in the age group of 22 years of age and 1.2% of the respondents were above 17 years of age. 56% of the respondents were males and 44% of the respondents were females. 50% of the respondents belong to sociology department and 50% of the respondents belong to psychology department. 72.2% of the respondents belong to nuclear family and 23.8% of the respondents belong to joint family. 53.3% of the respondents have monthly income above Rs. 5000-10000, 31% of the respondents have monthly income above Rs. below 5000 and 15.5% of the respondents have monthly income up to Rs. Above 10000.  97.6% of the respondents had no previous mental illness in the family and only 2.4 percent of the respondents had previous mental illness in the family. Conclusion: This research study found that there was a significant impact of age and family income with respect to suicidal tendency among the respondents.

scholarly journals Study on reasons of dropout of EPI vaccination in selected slum area of Dhaka city, Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latifur Rahman ◽  
Haridas Biswas ◽  
Tofazzel Hossain ◽  
Abdul Mazid Khan ◽  
Ishaq Ali Khan
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Level ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccination Schedule ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of

This cross sectional study carried out at a selected slum in Dhaka city, Bangladesh. The objective of the study was to examine the reasons of dropout of EPI vaccination among the children of slum areas. Mothers having children 11-23 months with history of EPI dropout were included in the study. A total of 128 mothers were interviewed. Out of 128 respondents 32.8% were in the age of 26-30 yrs; 96.9% were married, 65.7% were housewife, 62.5% had 4-6 members in the family, 50.78% had primary education & rest 10.15% had secondary level education. Approximately 53.1% of the husbands of the respondents were day laborers, and 57.8% of the family had a monthly income in range of Tk.  2001-3000. Out of 128 dropout children, 31.2% were in the age group 11-13 moths and 28.2% were in the age group 20 months and above. During the interview, respondents were able to show the EPI Card of their children. The main reasons for dropping out were a lack of awareness to complete the vaccination schedule (25%), and illness of child (21.9%). The other reasons were fear of reaction (9.4%) and business of the mother (9.4%). There is a need to intensify efforts to increase access for immunization, strengthen surveillance and promote health education to reduce the dropouts in slum areas.South East Asia J Public Health | Jan-June 2012 | Vol 2 Issue 1 | 64-67 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/seajph.v2i1.15268

Income and Gender-Role Egalitarianism

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (2) ◽  
pp. 699-702
Author(s):  
Ann R. Fischer
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Older Men ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Younger Men ◽  
And Gender

An extension of Lipset's 1960 or 1981 hypothesis regarding socioeconomic status and social attitudes was investigated. Specifically, the relation between family income and gender-role egalitarianism of 608 college students was examined by sex and age. For 149 younger men (≤21 years) a significant correlation (– .17) was noted, but the relation (– .01) did not hold for the 79 older men (over 21 years) or for women (– .02 and .04) of either age group.

scholarly journals Self concept and Emotional intelligence: A comparative study of Arts and Science college students

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. C. P. Labhane ◽  
Mr. P. A. Baviskar
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
College Student ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
T Test ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Intelligence Scale ◽  
Science College

The aim of the present investigation is to study the Self concept and Emotional Intelligence perceived by college student of jalgaon dist. Sample for the study consisted of 140 between age group 18-22 years drawn from jalgaon dist. The participants were assessed with Dr. Verma and sherry Self concept scale and Dr. Upinder Dhar Emotional Intelligence scale. A t test was used to identify the significant level.

scholarly journals Age-specific incidence of injury-related hospital contact after release from prison: a prospective data-linkage study

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-214
Author(s):  
Jesse T Young ◽  
Rohan Borschmann ◽  
David B Preen ◽  
Matthew J Spittal ◽  
Lisa Brophy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Age Difference ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
History Of ◽  
Hospital Contact

BackgroundIn population studies, the risk of injury declines after early adulthood. It is unclear if a similar age difference in the risk of injury exists among people released from prison.MethodsPrerelease survey data collected between 1 August 2008 and 31 July 2010, from a representative cohort of sentenced adults (≥18 years) in Queensland, Australia, were linked prospectively and retrospectively to person-level emergency department, inpatient hospital and correctional records. To ascertain predictors of injury-related hospital contact, we fit a multivariate Andersen-Gill model and tested the interactions between age group (<25 years, ≥25 years) and each variable.ResultsIn 1307 adults released from prison, there were 3804 person-years of follow-up. The crude injury rate was 385 (95% CI 364 to 407) per 1000 person-years and did not differ according to age group. Factors associated with increased injury-related hospital contact included a history of mental illness, preincarceration injury, a history of incarceration, release from a short prison sentence (<90 days), being reincarcerated during follow-up and identifying as Indigenous. The effect of mental illness, risky alcohol use, prior incarceration and intellectual disability differed across age group and predicted increased risk of injury among people aged ≥25 years compared with their counterparts without these characteristics.ConclusionsUnlike in the general population where the risk of injury declines with age, older adults released from prison are at similar risk compared with their younger peers. Adults released from prison with mental illness, a history of injury-related hospital contact and who identify as Indigenous are particularly indicated groups for injury prevention.

scholarly journals Financial Inclusion and Farmers: Association between Status and Demographic Variables

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 5868-5879
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Bank Accounts ◽  
Excellent Tool

Financial inclusion is an excellent tool for empowerment of farmers. The current study examines the level of financial inclusion and study the association between various demographical variables and financial inclusion among the farmers. A survey of 360 farmers across Prayagraj district was conducted, this survey found that 71.4% of farmers had his bank accounts while 23.6% of farmers were actively using their bank accounts in past 3 months and only 10.6 % of farmers were taken loan from banks or other formal financial institutions. The survey shows that farmers were financially inclusion: as 72.8% have poor financial inclusion, 19.2% have fair financial inclusion, and only 8.1% have sound financial inclusion. The farmers had not sufficient financial literacy. Further analysis shows that gender is not associated with degree of financial inclusion while other demographic variables i.e. education qualification, family income, age group and size of landholding is closely associated with degree of financial inclusion.

scholarly journals Perceived Stigma towards Mental Illness among College Students of Western Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bandana Pokharel ◽  
Anupama Pokharel
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Level

Introduction: Stigma of people towards mental illness is still prevailing in our country due to lack of awareness. General public's view about mental illness remains largely unfavourable. The topic of mental illness itself evokes a feeling of fear, embarrassment or even disgust fostering negative attitudes towards mental illness and mentally ill people. There is paucity of articles on this topic from our country.Objective: To investigate college students' stigma towards mental illness and factors associated with the stigma.Methodology: This prospective study was done in College students studying Bachelors of Science. A randomly selected sample of students were explained and asked to fill two forms: First containing socio-demographic data and Second Discrimination Devaluation scale (D-D scale). Data collected were analyzed with SPSS software. Descriptive analysis and Chi-square tests were done. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.Results: There were 78 students included in the study among which 43.6% (n = 34) had high level of stigma towards mental health. This stigma was not significantly associated with age, gender, year of study among the graduating students, rural or urban background, history of mental illness, or knowing someone with mental illness.Conclusion: Stigma towards mental illness is common even in the educated group of people in the country. With the same level of education, stigma to mental health is not significantly associated with other demographic variables.  Birat Journal of Health SciencesVol.2/No.3/Issue 4/Sep- Dec 2017, Page: 292 - 295

Prevalence of Substance Use among Youths in Selected Ward of Gadhi Rural Municipality, Sunsari, Nepal: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 28-32
Author(s):  
Sharmila Shrestha ◽  
Nirmala Pradhan ◽  
Shyam Lamsal ◽  
Rambha Sigdel
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Family History ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Rural Municipality ◽  
History Of ◽  
Alcohol Dependent

Background: Tobacco and alcohol are the most prevalent substances in Nepal and their use is becoming a serious health problem. We aimed to find out the prevalence of substance use among youths and assess the association with selected demographic variables. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 813 youths residing in Gadhi Rural Municipality, ward number 1. The youths were selected through total enumerative sampling and eligible candidates were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires on substance use. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Nearly 54% of the youths belonged to the age group 16-25 years and 51.2% were females. Tarai Janajati ethnic group represented 64.2%, and 99.8% were Hindu by religion. The prevalence of substance use was 26.4%. The majority of the youths (62.2%) had started the consumption of substances between the age of 13-20 years. Many (36.2%) had been using the substances for 6-10 years. Almost two-thirds (62.2%) had a family history of substance use. Curiosity was the main reason (29.7%) for the youths to consume the substance. Nearly 37% of the youths were found to be alcohol dependent. Age, sex, ethnicity, and income were significantly associated with substance use (p < 0.05). Conclusion: About one in every four youths was involved in substance use. In addition, it was more prevalent in male youths and the majority had started using substances at the age of 13 to 20 years.

scholarly journals MOBILE CHATTING BEHAVIOUR OF ARTS AND SCIENCE COLLEGE STUDENTS

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (7(SE)) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
N. Ramakrishnan ◽  
Johnsi Priya
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Mobile Apps ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
The People ◽  
Science College

Mobile connectivity is the order of the day. Personas irrespective of their socio-economic status possess mobile device either basic or advanced android or windows or IOS. The chat applications have become popular with younger generation. It has started trickling down to children below the age of eighteen. The behaviour has influenced the aged also. The mobile chat applications have no barriers with regard to age group, nativity, social status and economic status. The increasing dominance of these mobile chat applications need to be studied. It has been eating away our young people’s time and mind. The recent election in Tamil Nadu is the best example. Parties have used these chat applications to make their comments, appeals, abuses and pleas. Wherever we go it is obvious that the students sit with mobile apps ignoring the presence of others. It has become the natural quest of everyone who is penchant in doing research to take up a study on this behaviour. Hence, the investigators have taken up this study to find out arts and science college students mobile chatting behaviour like use of chat applications, time of chatting and chatting with the people associated with them. The study has used simple random sampling technique of 300 arts and science college students of Chennai area. The findings of the study reveal that there are four chat applications namely WhatsApp, Messenger, Skype and Hang out occupying first, second, third and fourth places respectively among arts and science college students.

scholarly journals Evaluating the Relationships Between Demographic, Level of Drug Use and Self Esteem Among Female Students in Kaduna, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Farouk Ndamadu Mus ◽  
Gladys John ◽  
Abdul Garba Sadiq
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Prescription Drug ◽  
Prescription Drugs ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Nonmedical Prescription Drug Use ◽  
Prescription Drug Use ◽  
History Of

Starting the early 1990s, the prevalence of nonmedical prescription drug use in Nigeria has been increased, especially among college students. Potential adverse effects such as poor academic performance and low self-esteem are known. The research is aimed but it is not understood whether demographics (age, socioeconomic level, educational level, and history of mental illness), level of drug use and self-esteem are related to drug use for female college students. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study of a cross-sectional nature was to determine if there were predictive relationships between level of drug use (as measured by the Drug Abuse Screening Test [DAST], and self-esteem (as measured by the Modified Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale [MRSES] in female students in Kaduna in Nigeria. The theoretical framework was provided by the psychology of self-esteem theory, social learning theory, and identity theory. Primary data from a purposeful convenience and snowball sample of 300 female undergraduates (age 18-25) enrolled in three colleges was used to analyze data. The results of the multiple linear regression indicated that history of mental illness (p = .012) and DAST score (p = .000) were related to the MRSES score at statistically significant levels. Because the independent variables (level of drug use) were not related to the dependent variable (self-esteem) at a statistically significant level, the null hypothesis was not rejected. The results from this study could provide justification for college administrators to plan appropriate social, health, educational programs, and policies that could assist college students at risk of nonmedical prescription drug use and guide students in making right health choices and decisions. The research recommends that these investigations could inform the development of educational materials and methods/strategies toward stemming, minimizing and possibly preventing the risk of Non-Medical Prescription Drugs (NMPDU) among college students over the lifetime of their college careers and after.

scholarly journals Morbidity Pattern and Profile of Patients Attended at the Private Chamber of a Practicing Psychiatrist

KYAMC Journal ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 371-379
Author(s):  
Tanmay Prakash Biswas ◽  
Burahan Uddin Haider ◽  
Saroj Kumar Dass
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Mental Illnesses ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Psychoactive Substance ◽  
History Of ◽  
Psychoactive Substance Use ◽  
State Examination ◽  
Good Number ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Mental illnesses are of various types and all of them have a great impact on the life of the Sufferer, family members and on the society. This study was conducted by the author in the middle of 2002 to find out types of mental illness prevailing in the community on the patients attended at his private chamber. Total eighty new cases were attended during the study period. A semi structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant data and Mental State Examination was done by the author during clinical interview. Majority of the patients belonged to 11 to 30 year age group. Males were 65% and the rest were females. Muslims and Hindu patients were 86.25 and 13.75% respectively. A good number (11.25%) of the cases were married before 18 years of age and 22.50% had a family history of mental illness. Two-thirds of the cases were from rural background. Psychotic patients were 51.25%. Patients having Mental retardation, Headache and Psychoactive substance use disorder also present. Urban patients suffer more than rural. Findings of this may be helpful in assessing the present disease situation in our community.KYAMC Journal Vol. 4, No.-2, Jan 2014, Page 371-379

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