scholarly journals Anthropometric study of facial index of medical students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 131-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Niraj Pandey ◽  
Parmananda Gogoi ◽  
Deepesh Budathoki ◽  
Gopal KC
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Genetic Research ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Facial Contour ◽  
Face Shape ◽  
Dominant Phenotype ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The One ◽  
Anthropometric Study

Background: The human facial contour has always been an interesting subject for anatomists, anthropologists, plastic surgeons and artists. The purpose of study was to create and evaluate data on face anthropometry.Objectives: To determine total facial index in medical students and to compare these with the data from other population for use in forensic, archaeological studies, anatomy and plastic surgery.Methods: This is a descriptive study. A total of one hundred and forty medical students, presently studying at Kathmandu Medical College, aged between eighteen and twenty four years were selected as the subjects for the present study. Among the one hundred and forty students, forty four were female and ninety six were male. Two measurements:morphological facial length and bizygomatic breadth were taken by using spreading calibre.Results: The mean morphological facial length was 110.7mm with a standard deviation of 5.98mm in males and 102.1mm in females. Bizygomatic breadth was 130.8 mm in males & 123.5mm in females. The facial index (mean) was 86.09 in males and 84.84 in females.The dominant type of face shape in males was mesoproscopic (48.66%) followed by euriprosopic (23%), leptoprosopic (13.33%), hypereuriprosopic (13%) & hyperleptoprosopic (2%). In females the dominant type of face was also mesoprosopic (37%) followed by hypereuriprosopic (22%), euriprosopic (20.33%), leptoprosopic (19%) and hyperleptoprosopic (1.66%).Conclusion: The dominant phenotype in the studied population was mesoprosopic. The data obtained may be useful in anthropological research, forensic, genetic research, as well as in medical clinical practice.

scholarly journals Validity of the Diabetes, Hypertension and Hyperlipidaemia (DHL) Knowledge Instrument among Medical Students of Karachi

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Muhammad Bilal ◽  
Abdul Haseeb ◽  
Aleena Zehra Merchant ◽  
Muhammad Ahad Sher Khan ◽  
Arsalan Majeed Adam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
P Value ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Knowledge Levels

BACKGROUND: While there have been a number of studies on DM, hypertension and hyperlipidaemia, an instrument which assesses knowledge based on all three conditions has neither been established nor authorized in Pakistan. Hence, the focus of this study was to establish a pre- tested extensive questionnaire to evaluate medical students’ understanding of DM, hypertension, hyperlipidaemia and their medications for use.METHODS: A pre-validated and pre-tested DHL instrument was employed on 250 students of Dow Medical and Sindh Medical College and on 45 physicians working in a leading teaching hospital of Karachi. The DHL knowledge instrument was then distributed a second time to the very same set of students, after a period of 2 months, at the end of the foundation module, once they had received some basic formal medical education including diabetes and CVS diseases.RESULTS: The overall internal consistency for the DHL instrument failed to comply with the set standard of more than or equal to 0.7 as our results yielded Cronbach’s α of 0.6. Overall the average difficulty factor of 28 questions is 0.41, which highlighted that the instrument was moderately tough. The mean scores for all domains were substantially lower in the students section in comparison to that of the professional section, which had remarkable impact on the overall mean(SD) knowledge score (40.58 ± 14.63 vs. 63.49 ± 06.67 ; p value = 0.00).CONCLUSION: The instrument can be used to recognize people who require educational programs and keep an account of the changes with the passage of time as it could help in differentiating the knowledge levels among its participants based on their educational status.

scholarly journals A STUDY OF PATTERN OF SELF-MEDICATION AMONG STUDENTS FOR DYSMENORRHEA

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 436
Author(s):  
Suman Anand ◽  
Tasmia Akhtar ◽  
Bhuvana K
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Mefenamic Acid ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Pain Medications ◽  
Outpatient Departments ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Control Pain

 Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the pattern of self-medication for dysmenorrhea among students and compare it between medical and non-medical students.Methods: The observational study was conducted from May to August 2014. After obtaining the Institutional Ethics Committee approval and written informed consent from all students with dysmenorrhea aged between 18 and 25 years were included in the study. Demographic details such as age and duration of dysmenorrhea per cycle were recorded. A questionnaire comprising 16 questions was administered to medical and nursing students of Sri Devaraj Urs Medical and Nursing Colleges and students attending outpatient departments of R.L.Jalappa Hospital and Research Center attached to Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics.Results: A total of 240 students (93 medical, 84 nursing, and 63 non-medical) were included in the study. The mean age was 20.1±1.8 years (medical), 20.4±1.4 years (nursing), and 21.9±1.8 years (non-medical). 46% medical, 29% non-medical, and 10% nursing students used drugs to control pain. Most commonly used drugs were mefenamic acid + dicyclomine and mefenamic acid. 56% of medical and all non-medical and nursing students did not have knowledge of side effects of drugs. Among the eight nursing students, six self-administered the drug but 54% and 56% of medical and non-medical students, respectively, followed doctor’s advice to use the pain medications. 40% of medical students self-medicated themselves.Conclusion: Medical students preferred drugs for control of menstrual pain compared to others and most commonly used drug was mefenamic acid.

scholarly journals Cephalic Index among Nepalese Medical Students

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 20-23
Author(s):  
Bipana Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Cephalic Index ◽  
Head Shape ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Specific Parameter ◽  
Measuring Scale ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Head Type

Introduction: Cephalic index is race and sex specific parameter. Morphology of all living beings undergoes changes in varying degrees during their life and the features are variable in the individuals of the same species.Objective: To measure the head size of the Nepalese medical students of both sexes between 18 to 24 years of age, to determine the different head type and to explore the distribution of cephalic index by ethnicity.Materials & Method: Materials used were a Spreading caliper and a measuring scale. The method used for assessing cephalic index was Hrdlicka’s method.Result: The result showed that the majority of the medical students of Nepal Medical College had typical Brachycephalic head type.Conclusion: The dominant type of head shape revealed was brachycephalic and the least common head type as Dolicocephalic in Nepalese medical students of all the three ethnic groups namely Brahmin, Newar and Chettri.

scholarly journals Knowledge of antimicrobial resistance among undergraduate medical students in a medical college of Gujarat: institution based cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 754
Author(s):  
Krutarth R. Brahmbhatt ◽  
Amul B. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
The Mean

Background: Antimicrobial-resistant organisms are spreading worldwide, and the pipeline for new antimicrobials remains meager. The next generation of doctors must be better prepared to use antimicrobials more sparingly and appropriately.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical students of GMERS Medical College Junagadh from January to May 2017. Self-administered structured close ended questionnaire in English was used. Pearson’s correlation co-efficient, t test and ANOVA were used as tests of significance.Results: Total 130 students participated in the study. Participation of females (48.5%) and males (51.5%) was almost equal. Almost 60% participants had adequate knowledge about antimicrobial resistance. The mean antimicrobial resistance knowledge score of participants was 22.7 (SD: ±5.27, min: 8, max: 37).Conclusions:Important finding of the study was that just one forth of the participants agreed that information they have received so far in medical course regarding antimicrobial resistance is adequate. The budding doctors should receive correct, adequate information regarding antimicrobial resistance.  

scholarly journals Residential status of medical students as a factor affecting formative and summative academic performance in Forensic Medicine at Rehman Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 07-10
Author(s):  
Khalil-Ur -Rehman ◽  
Rizwan Faisal ◽  
Rizwan Qaisar ◽  
Mian Mujahid Shah
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Residential Status ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

Introduction: A rigorous characterization of the impact of residential status of medical students (hostelites vs. day scholars) on the particulars of their academic performance has been lacking in Pakistan. Objective: To determine the relation of residential status of third year MBBS students to their academic performance in Forensic Medicine based on comparison of their pre-professional and professional examinations results during 2019. Materials & Methods: A comparative study was conducted from August to October 2019 on the examination performance of third year MBBS students of Rehman Medical College, Peshawar in the subject of Forensic Medicine. The results of theory and viva pre-professional and professional examinations were compared and categorized by residential status of students (Hostelites or Day Scholars). Students were categorized into groups according to their academic performance. Descriptive and Comparative data analysis was performed by SPSS 22.0, keeping p≤0.05 as significant. Results: No significant difference was found in the mean marks of hostelites and day scholars in pre-professional and professional examinations. The trend of significant improvement from pre-professional to professional examinations was similar in both groups, and it applied to both the theory and viva examinations. A significant correlation existed between the performance in two examinations among all students with no difference between the hostelites and day scholars. Conclusion: Residential status of MBBS students had no effect on their academic performance in the subject of Forensic Medicine. Keywords: Academic performance, Forensic Medicine, hostelites, day scholars

scholarly journals Assessment of depression, anxiety and stress among first year MBBS students of a public medical college, Bangladesh

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
SM Abu Hena Mostafa Alim ◽  
Md Golam Rabbani ◽  
Enayet Karim ◽  
Mohammad Syedul Islam Mullick ◽  
Abdullah Al Mamun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Psychiatric Morbidity ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Male Predominance ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
The Mean

Medical students confront significant academic, psychosocial and existential stressors for coping with new college and schedule,. So assessment of the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress among medical students are essential to take necessary steps to treat or prevent any psychiatric morbidity. The objective of the study was to assess depression, anxiety and stress among the first year MBBS students. This was a cross sectional and descriptive study conducted in Khulna Medical College, Bangladesh from December 2009 to July 2010. For this purpose, 105 students fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken as sample. They filled up personal data and the short-form Bangla version of DASS (DASS-21 BV) scale. The results showed that, the mean age of students was 18.8 years with male predominance (54.3%). Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were found among 54.3%, 64.8% and 59.0% of students respectively. Eighty five (81%) students either had depression, anxiety or stress alone or in combination. Combination of depression, anxiety and stress was highest (36.2%). No significant association was found between gender difference and depression, anxiety or stress. Age was positively correlated with depression (p=0.004) and stress (p=0.001). Percentage of 1st year MBBS students suffering from depression, anxiety and stress were very high. Adequate psychiatric services should be provided to manage these symptoms among medical students.Bang J Psychiatry June 2015; 29(1): 23-29

Assessment of the relationship between self-esteem and academic score of undergraduate medical students of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (11) ◽  
pp. 2641-2644
Author(s):  
Arslaan Javaeed ◽  
Farah Khan ◽  
Nadia Sajjad ◽  
Sadia Azam Khan ◽  
Sanniya Khan Ghauri
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Azad Kashmir ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: To assess the relationship between self-esteem and the academic score of undergraduate medical students of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was performed from June 2018 to June 2019. The study area was Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir. The data collection tool was well-verified and widely used Rosenberg self-esteem scale. The study questionnaire was electronically distributed to all Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery students on the Poonch Medical College. The total student was 500 and out of the 253 completed and submitted the questionnaire (response rate of 50.6%). Results: The mean academic score of all students was 66.61 ± 5.42 and the mean RSE score was 28.66 ± 3.98. A statistically significant correlation was not found between age, academic score, and RSE score. Female students had slightly higher academic performance scores and RSE scores compared to the male students, but this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: This study did not reveal any significant relationship between academic score and self-esteem of undergraduate medical students. However, both academic scores and self-esteem can be further improved. Future studies are invited to find out the other factors responsible for better academic performance. Keywords: RSE scale, academic performance, medical student, Pakistan Continuous...

scholarly journals Prevalence of Mobile Phone Dependence (MPD) among Medical Students: An Observational study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 10-15
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Icd 10 ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
Participant Information

Today, we live in an era of Information and technology, where everything is available at the touch of a finger, and the speed of an electron. With the advent of the smartphone, new unbounded possibilities have opened up, bringing with them an array of mental, behavioural, and psychological problems. Aim Evaluation of the Prevalence of Mobile Phone dependence in Medical Students. A secondary aim involves finding out association of a factor, like age, sex, or years of usage with aforementioned dependence. Materials and Methods An observational survey was conducted, with an questionnaire for the students of a Medical College in Navi Mumbai (New Bombay), India. 340 students, from each of the 4 years from a Medical College in Navi Mumbai were selected for the sample. The students were randomly included, and criteria of having a mobile phone was applied. Participant information like age, gender, family type, phone type, duration of use per day and years of mobile phone usage was recorded. They were administered an MPD questionnaire based upon the dependence syndrome criteria as per ICD-10 criteria. According to their responses, participants who fulfilled three or more of the diagnostic criteria were rated as having MPD. Results The sample of 340 students was analyzed and the following results were obtained. ● Out of 340, 51 students matched the ICD-10 criteria, while 289 did not. At 95% Confidence Interval (CI), the prevalence was 15.04 ± 3.8 %. ● The mean age of all the students was calculated to be around 20.156 years. At 95% CI, we can say the mean age is 20.15 ± 0.15 years. Alternatively, it can be stated around 20 to 20.3 years. ● The percentage of males dependent were 17.30 ± 7.76 %, while for females they were 12.80 ± 7.36 %. ● Smartphone users were at 14.90 ±1.15 %, with the mean years of use sitting around 3.43 ± 0.27.

scholarly journals Pattern of Cephalic Index among Medical Students of a Medical College of Eastern Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-259
Author(s):  
Raju Kumar Chaudhary ◽  
Sanjib Kumar Sah ◽  
Surya B. Parajuli ◽  
Suman Pokhrel ◽  
Santosh K. Deo
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Cephalic Index ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Head Breadth ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Head Type

Background Cephalic index (CI) is one of the important anthropometric parameters to determine racial variation.  Studies done in Nepal has made a comparison of cephalic index for castes (Tharu, Brahmin, Chhetri, Newar), races (Mongoloids and Aryans) but lacks sex variation. The objective of this study was to find the difference in the cephalic index between two genders and to find the sequence of most predominant to least common head type in different genders among the Medical Students of Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital (BMCTH). Methods A cross-sectional study conducted in the department of Anatomy of BMCTH from 1 July 2019 to 1 September 2019 comprising of 256 medical students (133 male and 123 female) aged between 18 to 24 years. Head length, head breadth and cephalic index were the variables measured using standard devices and techniques. Ethical clearance was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (IRC) of Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Nepal. Results The mean cephalic index in male and female is found to be 81.41 ± 4.52 and 83.62 ± 4.08 respectively. Statistically significant difference found between gender in terms of head length males (18.78±0.69) and females (17.71 ± 0.60); head breadth males (15.28 ±0.62) and females (14.79 ±0.57). The mean cephalic index in males is 81.41 ± 4.52 varying from 69.31 to 94.48. In females, the cephalic index varied from 74.74 to 93.14 and the mean cephalic index is 83.62 ± 4.08. The difference between male and female cephalic index is found to be statistically significant. Majority (43.75%) had Brachycephalic head (CI>79.9) followed by Hyperbrachycephalic (26.95%), Mesocephalic (25.39%), and Dolicocephalic (3.90%). Conclusion Cephalic index is significantly high in female as compared to male whereas head length and breadth are significantly high in males than females. It confirms sexual dimorphism exists. Brachycephalic is the commonest head type.  

scholarly journals Prediction of Stature Based on Foot Length In Medical Students of Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 707-711
Author(s):  
Umesh Kumar Mehta ◽  
Arun Dhakal ◽  
Surya B. Parajuli ◽  
Sanjib Kumar Shah
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Significant Positive Correlation ◽  
Regression Equation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Regression Equations ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Foot Length ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Stature is one of the most important anatomical parameters for personal identification. Estimation of stature by measuring different parts of the body is valuable in medico legal investigations as well as in anthropology. Objectives: The objective of this study was to find correlation between stature and foot length and developing a regression equation for stature estimation from foot length among medical students of Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal. Methodology: This is cross sectional study conducted at Department of Anatomy of Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Morang, Nepal from 15 March 2019 to 15 June 2019. Two hundred (100 male and 100 female) medical students were enrolled in the study. Stature and foot length were measured using standard instruments. The collected data was entered into Microsoft excel and analyzed by using SPSS. Results: The mean stature in male was 165.4 cm with SD of 8.46 cm, in female the mean stature was 156.5 cm and with SD 6.56 cm. The mean foot length in male was 25.84 cm with SD of 1.73 cm, in female mean foot length was 23.35 cm with SD 1.30 cm. This gender wise difference in mean stature and foot length between males and females was statistically significant (p<0.001). There was significant positive correlation between stature and foot length (r = 0.534, P < 0.001) for male and (r=0.675, P < 0.001) for female. Regression equations were derived for estimation of stature from measurement of foot length in both sexes. Conclusion: This research found significant positive correlation between stature and foot length in both sexes. Regression equation was also derived which help to predict the stature by knowing the foot length in medico legal cases.

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