Status of Anemia among Undergraduate Students of a Medical College of Central Nepal

Background: Anemia is a public health concern with adverse health consequences. The vast nature of medical curriculum demands rigorous efforts and stress putting health science students at risk of anemia. In the present study, we aim to estimate the hemoglobin level of undergraduate health science students at Chitwan Medical College. Methods: This cross-sectional study included all 386 year I and II undergraduate health science students enrolled at Chitwan Medical College. An informed consent was obtained from all the participants and hemoglobin values were obtained using Sahli’s hemoglobinometry at Physiology laboratory of basic science complex during March to August 2019. Ethical approval was obtained from CMC-IRC (Ref: CMC-IRC/075/076-125). Chi-squared test was done to seek the association of various demographic factors with hemoglobin values. Results: Anemia was found among 37.8% undergraduate health science students as per World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. A total of 44.7% males and 32.3% females were found to have anemia. Statistical significant association was observed between body mass index (BMI) and hemoglobin level with higher BMI contributing to higher hemoglobin values. There was no association of hemoglobin level with sex, place of origin and stream of study. Conclusions: Almost 4 out of 10 undergraduate medical students enrolled at Chitwan Medical College had lower hemoglobin values for age and sex as suggested by WHO. Keywords: anemia, health science, hemoglobin, students, undergraduate

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Experience of sexual harassment in public transport among female health science students: A cross sectional study of Kathmandu, Nepal

Journal of Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences ◽

10.3126/jmmihs.v4i1.21134 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 20-32 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

D. Mishra ◽

J. Lamichhane

Keyword(s):

Sexual Harassment ◽

Public Transport ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Science ◽

Science Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Science Students ◽

College Going ◽

The Status

Background: Sexual harassment on public transport is an everyday occurrence for millions of girls and women around the globe. With the skyrocketing population of Kathmandu valley public transport has been facing enormous pressure. The major victims of these harassments happens to be college going girls and working women as they tend to travel more in public transports. This study sought to determine the prevalence and factors responsible for sexual harassment in public transport among female health science students.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 396 female health science students studying in Manmohan Memorial Institute of Health Sciences using self-administered structured questionnaire. Participants were selected through stratified random sampling method.Results: The prevalence of sexual harassment among female health science students was found to be 79.6%. Physical harassment was the most prominent type of harassment (67.1%) followed by verbal (61.2%) and non verbal 34.6%. After the experience of sexual harassment, 44.6% scolded the harasser, 29.1% kept silent, 17.3% dropped at nearest bus station whereas remaining 9% reacted in other different ways. Overcrowding was considered as main reason for sexual harassment by 69.2% of the participants. 36.8% of female students didn’t use any precautionary methods whereas 32.6% avoided going out alone at night.Conclusion: The study reveals that the prevalence of sexual harassment is significantly high. With increasing population and limited vehicles people are left with no option rather than travelling in the overcrowded vehicles where the chances of experiencing various sorts of sexual harassments are very high. In order to address this emerging issue, prompt and appropriate intervention should be taken by government, public and especially the status of women must be raised in society.JMMIHS.2018;4(1):20-32

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Predictors of Intention to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine of Health Science Students: A Cross-Sectional Study

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy ◽

10.2147/rmhp.s328665 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Volume 14 ◽

pp. 4023-4030

Author(s):

Van Tap Nguyen ◽

Minh Quan Nguyen ◽

Ngoc Thi Le ◽

Thi Ngoc Han Nguyen ◽

Giao Huynh

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Science ◽

Science Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Science Students

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Increased Frequency of Health Anxiety in Health Science Students: a Cross Sectional Study in a Greek University

Medical Archives ◽

10.5455/medarh.2021.75.221-228 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 75 (3) ◽

pp. 221

Author(s):

Androniki Papadopoulou ◽

Michalis Koureas ◽

Alexandros Farmakis ◽

Argyro Sirakouli ◽

Ioanna Papathanasiou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Anxiety ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Science ◽

Science Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Science Students

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Exploring the Perception on Humanitarian Issues from the Health Science Students of Indian and Malaysian Nationality: A Cross Sectional Study

Education in Medicine Journal ◽

10.5959/eimj.v7i2.325 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Naveen Kumar ◽

Ravindra S Swamy ◽

Nur Amni Binti Mohd Shamsuddin ◽

Noramylia Binti Jamil ◽

Atiqah Binti Mohd Zayed ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Science ◽

Science Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Science Students

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Awareness and knowledge of breast cancer and its screening methods among female undergraduate Allied Health Science students of a college in semi urban Chennai

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20195074 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (11) ◽

pp. 4887

Author(s):

M. Afsar Safrina ◽

G. Rakesh Maiya ◽

G. Waseem Akram ◽

Timsi Jain

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Allied Health ◽

Total Sample ◽

Health Science ◽

Screening Methods ◽

Science Students ◽

Female Undergraduate ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Health Science Students ◽

Common Cancer

Background: Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in women and the second most common cancer overall. There were over 2 million new cases in 2018 diagnosed worldwide. The Indian Council of Medical Research found that an estimated 1.5 lakh new cases of breast cancer were reported in 2016, making it the most common cancer among Indians.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted with the total sample size of 256 female participants which includes first year to interns. Pre-designed semi structured questionnaire was given to the students. The knowledge was assessed in terms of risk factors, symptoms, methods of diagnosis and self-breast examination. The statistical analysis used was MS Excel 2019.Results: Out of 256 female undergraduate Allied health science students, 142 (55.47%) had good knowledge while 114 (44.53%) had poor awareness and knowledge about breast cancer and its screening methods.Conclusions: As many of the students have low knowledge on breast cancer and its screening techniques. Hence some activities on breast cancer should be planned to improve the awareness among Allied health science students.

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Perception and awareness of COVID-19 among health science students and staff of Kuwait University: An online cross-sectional study

F1000Research ◽

10.12688/f1000research.54046.1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 ◽

pp. 566

Author(s):

Walid Alali ◽

Wadha AlFouzan ◽

Dhuha Alajmi ◽

Haya Al-Tawalah ◽

Khalid Kheirallah ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Stigma ◽

Face Mask ◽

Health Science ◽

Vaccine Uptake ◽

Transmission Risk ◽

Science Students ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Kuwait University ◽

Health Science Students

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is unprecedented. Health science students are the future frontliners to fight pandemics. Awareness and perception toward COVID-19 among health science students and staff at Kuwait University was assessed. Methods: Between June and July 2020, an online questionnaire was distributed to all students and staff at HCS. The questionnaire was divided into six sections: socio-demography, risk and awareness, preparedness and prevention, source of information, policies, and social stigma. Results: A total of 592 students and 162 staff completed the questionnaire. The prevalence of self-reported chronic condition among students and staff was 14.0% and 19.1%, respectively. Moreover, self-reported COVID-19 prevalence among students and staff was 2.7% and 1.2%, respectively. Interestingly, 54% of students and 38.3% of staff reported that they knew someone within their immediate social environment who have been/are infected with SARS-CoV-2. Among students, 92.4% wore face mask in indoor places (outside of their home) ‘often/all the time’ compared to wearing it outdoors (69.3%); whereas, for staff, it was more common to wear it outdoor than in indoor places (75.9% vs. 81.5%). Willingness to take COVID-19 vaccine was indicated by 50% of students ‘strongly agreed’ and an additional 25.8% agreed to taking it. Interest vaccine uptake was lower among staff (28.4% and 34.6% strongly agreed or agreed, respectively). Participants strongly agreed or agreed (72.5% and 19.6% of students as well as 68.5% and 22.2% of staff) that wearing face mask in public should be obligatory. More than 18% of students and staff indicated that they would avoid contact with COVID-19 infected people. Conclusions: Responses of students and staff were mostly similar and showed that they follow precautionary measures to control spread of COVID-19, understand the viral transmission risk, and willing to raise awareness to reduce social stigma.

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eHealth Literacy of Medical and Health Science Students and Factors Affecting eHealth Literacy in an Ethiopian University: A Cross-Sectional Study

Applied Clinical Informatics ◽

10.1055/s-0041-1727154 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (02) ◽

pp. 301-309

Author(s):

Nebyu Demeke Mengestie ◽

Tesfahun Melese Yilma ◽

Miftah Abdella Beshir ◽

Genet Kiflemariam Paulos

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Web Sites ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Health Science ◽

Science Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Ehealth Literacy ◽

Health Science Students ◽

Literacy Level

Abstract Background eHealth literacy is individual's ability to look for, understand, and evaluate health information from electronic sources. Integrating eHealth literacy to the health system could help lower health care costs and ensure health equity. Despite its importance, the eHealth literacy level in Ethiopia has not been studied on medical and health science students, who are important parties in the health system. Understanding their level of eHealth literacy augments practice of health care, efficiency in education, and use of eHealth technologies. Objective This research study aims to determine eHealth literacy level and identify its associated factors among medical and health science students in University of Gondar (UoG). Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to May 2019 among undergraduate medical and health science students in the UoG. Stratified multistage sampling was used. The eHealth literacy scale was used to measure eHealth literacy. A binary logistic regression model was fitted to measure association between eHealth literacy and the independent variables. Results A total of 801 students participated in this study with a 94.6% of response rate. The majority (60%) were male and previously lived-in urban areas (68%). The mean eHealth literacy score was 28.7 and 60% of the participants possessed high eHealth literacy. Using health-specific Web sites (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.84, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.86–4.33), having higher Internet efficacy (AOR = 2.26, 95% CI: 1.56–3.26), perceived usefulness of the Internet (AOR = 3.33, 95% CI: 1.95–5.69), medical app use (AOR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.13–2.55), being female (AOR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.08–2.22), and being health informatics student (AOR = 2.02, 95% CI: 1.149–3.148) affect a high eHealth literacy level. Conclusion The level of eHealth literacy in this study was moderate. Using specific reputable health Web sites, using smartphone medical applications, and Internet efficacy determine eHealth literacy significantly.

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Attitudes of health science students towards death in Spain

International Journal of Palliative Nursing ◽

10.12968/ijpn.2021.27.8.402 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 27 (8) ◽

pp. 402-409

Author(s):

Sagrario Pérez-de la Cruz

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Death And Dying ◽

Health Science ◽

Fear Of Death ◽

Science Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Multi Centre Study ◽

Health Science Students ◽

A Value ◽

Fear And Anxiety

Background: Health science students in Spain should be trained to manage the process of death and dying. Aim: To compare the perceptions, attitudes and fears of death from a sample of these students. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional and multi-centre study comprised 411 students studying degrees in medicine, nursing and physiotherapy. The variables used were the hospice-related death self-efficacy scale by Robbins and the Collet-Lester fear of death scale. Findings: The total score obtained on the death self-efficacy scale was 74.43/110, which is considered moderate to high self-efficacy for facing death. Facing the death of a friend at a young age obtained the lowest score (3.85±2.809). Regarding the Collet-Lester scale, the lowest score was ‘fear of one's own death’ (3.58±0.983) with a value of p=0.81. Conclusion: The health science students who participated in this study displayed high levels of fear and anxiety towards death.

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