scholarly journals Selection of Specialty and its satisfaction in Medical graduates

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-391
Author(s):  
Huma Tasleem ◽  
Tasneem Akhter ◽  
Samina Tasleem ◽  
Haider Ghazanfar ◽  
Sadia Shamsunisa
Keyword(s):  
Medical Science ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Patient Contact ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Heavy Work Load ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Selection Of

Background: Selection of specialty in medical graduates is a challenging job. Consultants and residents are suffering from some unknown discomfort. The aim of this study was to survey the resident’s selection and their wish to change it and analyze the factors responsible for this wish.Methods: Cross sectional survey was done on residents of different specialty working in different hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad (Pakistan) with the help of self-made questionnaire from 2012 to 2014. SPSS 21 was used to analyze the result.Results: We gave a total of 1200 questionnaires out of which 946 questionnaires were completely filled. Out of 946 residents, 48.5% (459) were male residents whereas 51.5% (487) were female residents. Majority of residents 75.4% (713) did not want to change their specialty whereas 24.6% (233) wanted to change their specialty if they would have been provided with such opportunity. Patient Contact, Interesting Diseases and Hospital based careers were the 3 main reasons for selecting a particular specialty. Night duties, Clinical Work and heavy work load were the 3 main causes for having the desire to leave their current specialty.Conclusion: Awareness should be given to medical students during their MBBS program about the challenges they would face in different specialty. Proper sessions should be arranged to help students realize their actual interest and identify field which would suit their temperament.Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.15(3) 2016 p.385-391

scholarly journals Attitude of Indian Medical Fraternity Towards Body Donation - A Cross Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (32) ◽  
pp. 2587-2591
Author(s):  
Darshna Gulabrao Fulmali ◽  
Preeti Prabhakarrao Thute ◽  
Harsha Atul Keche ◽  
Vilas Keshavrao Chimurkar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Negative Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Medical Graduates ◽  
Body Donation ◽  
Medical Colleges

BACKGROUND There is a worldwide scarcity of cadaver for teaching as well as for research. Many private as well as government medical colleges relay only on unclaimed bodies, but this scarcity of cadaver cannot be replenished with the unclaimed bodies alone. Despite the importance of body donation for medical education, cadaveric donation remains suboptimal worldwide. Body donation programs are still in their infancy in our country. The success of these programs depends upon the ability of our health care professionals in motivating the society at large. Thus, it is crucial that our medical fraternity and health care professionals themselves support and favour this issue. Hence this study was carried out to know the attitude of medical fraternity towards body donation program. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted among the faculties of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Sharad Pawar dental college and Ayurvedic college at Datta Meghe Institute of Medical science, Sawangi Meghe, Wardha. Study duration was from July 2018 to July 2019. Inputs from all the study participants were obtained on the basis of questionnaire about the attitude towards body donation after taking their consent. The questionnaire was collected from the participants’ and the data obtained was assessed statistically. RESULTS The study revealed significant negative attitude of medical fraternity towards body donation. It was observed that 21.7 % male & 3.7 % female faculties from medical colleges, 11 % male and 5.71 % female faculties from dental colleges and 25 % male and 10 % female faculties from Ayurvedic colleges were willing for body donation whereas 96 % of faculties from medical colleges, 92 % from dental colleges and 89 % ayurvedic faculties were not willing to donate their bodies for dissection purpose because they had an awful experience in the dissection hall. They had witnessed the dishonoured condition of the cadaver in dissection hall. 95 % of faculties from medical college, 92 % dental faculties and 90 % ayurvedic faculties stated that to get dissected on the table was an atrocious feeling. CONCLUSIONS The success of body donation programs depends upon the ability of health care professionals in motivating the society for voluntary body donation. Negative attitude of medical fraternity towards body donation may interfere with this role. Developing the practice of respecting and honouring the cadaver, from the very beginning of the career will help to change the attitude of medical graduates towards body donation. Competency no AN82.2 from volume 1 UG curriculum, module no 1.5 from ATCOM module may help to change the attitude of budding doctors. KEY WORDS Medical Fraternity, Body Donation, Competency No AN82.2, Module No 1.5

Sociological Study of Work Load and Autonomy among Female Farm Workers in Punjab Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-143
Author(s):  
Tehmeena Ikram Ullah ◽  
Nazia Malik ◽  
Sadaf Mahmood ◽  
Farhana Nosheen
Keyword(s):  
Work Load ◽  
Farm Workers ◽  
Agricultural Labor ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Female Labor ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Female Workers ◽  
Heavy Work Load ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Gender Based

Literature suggests that the women are underprivileged around the globe in all spheres of life with mere differences. Female labor participation in agricultural sphere is most significant for economic development of any country especially for developing countries. Almost 43% of agricultural labor consists on female workers around the world and 67% of female labor force work in agriculture in Pakistan. The research in hand was gender based study conducted to assess the work load and level of autonomy among female farm workers in Punjab Pakistan. It was cross sectional quantitative study, interview schedule was used as data collection tool, multistage and proportionate sampling was used to draw sample of 400 female respondents from Punjab. SPSS was used for Univariate, bivariate and Multivariate data analysis. The study concluded that female in farming bear heavy work load with least level of autonomy in Punjab Pakistan.    

Fit and Congruency

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 148-156
Author(s):  
Mary Hogue ◽  
Lee Fox-Cardamone ◽  
Deborah Erdos Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Role Theory ◽  
Social Role ◽  
Gender Diversity ◽  
Job Fit ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Working Adults ◽  
Role Congruity ◽  
Self Selection ◽  
Selection Of

Abstract. Applicant job pursuit intentions impact the composition of an organization’s applicant pool, thereby influencing selection outcomes. An example is the self-selection of women and men into gender-congruent jobs. Such self-selection contributes to a lack of gender diversity across a variety of occupations. We use person-job fit and the role congruity perspective of social role theory to explore job pursuit intentions. We present research from two cross-sectional survey studies (520 students, 174 working adults) indicating that at different points in their careers women and men choose to pursue gender-congruent jobs. For students, the choice was mediated by value placed on the job’s associated gender-congruent outcomes, but for working adults it was not. We offer suggestions for practitioners and researchers.

Some Attendance Patterns Exhibited by Members of Parliament during the 28th Parliament

1972 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
Dorothy Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Work Load ◽  
Committee Work ◽  
Members Of Parliament ◽  
Attendance Patterns ◽  
Heavy Work Load ◽  
Heavy Work

It can be said that in the Liberal back bench there are 20 members, or 16.4 per cent of the total doing 36.8 per cent of the committee work. Similarly, 27.1 per cent of the members are doing 52.8 per cent of the committee work. One of the major complaints of government members is the extremely heavy work load which has been aggravated by the recent changes in the rules and procedures of the House. Indeed, if one is listening to the complaints of a member who is in this 27.1 per cent group, his complaints are justified and real. One must conclude that the remaining 53.2 per cent who are responsible for only 25.4 per cent of the committee work must be the victims of work from another source.

scholarly journals Dryland Farmers on Climate Resilient Practices – An Adoption Study at an Industrialized Taluk of Tamil Nadu

2020 ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
D. Alagu Niranjan ◽  
Dipak Kumar Bose
Keyword(s):  
Correlation Analysis ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Conservation Tillage ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adoption Study ◽  
Planting Materials ◽  
Selection Of

Aims: To study the adoption of climate resilient practices by the farmers in the dryland region. Study Design: Cross-sectional survey design was used for the present descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad (Prayagraj) during the year of 2018 and for the period of 6 months. Methodology: The study used direct interview method with the subjects using a structured and pre-tested interview schedule for primary data collection in the sampled area which is an industrialized taluk of Tamil Nadu. The selection of area was purposeful, whereas, selection of villages was random and 15 respondents form each village was convenient. The collected data was tabulated and interpreted using descriptive statistics and correlation analysis. Results: The results of the study suggest that there is a poor adoption level of climate resilient practices existing among the dryland farmers. While, some of the practices like incorporation of residues in to soil instead of burning, brown and green manuring, conservation tillage, temperature tolerant varieties, farm machinery custom hiring centre, location specific intercropping systems, crop rotation, usage of better planting materials, prophylaxis, custom hiring centre and weather based insurance were adopted to some extent. Though there was no specific intervention to sensitize on these practices, adoption of above mentioned practices were found which could be due to the passive adaptation by the farmers of the locality over years. And the results of correlation analysis revealed that there is a significant relationship between adoption of climate resilient practices and variables like the respondents’ education, exposure to mass media exposure, contacts with extension agents, innovativeness level, risk orientation and scientific orientation at 0.01% level of significance. Conclusion: The results of the study will definitely help in evaluating government projects (as baseline) like National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture, and strengthening programme planning and implementation in climate change.

Influence of selection criteria on clients’ satisfaction with construction consultancy services in Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chukwuemeka Patrick Ogbu ◽  
Monday Omogiate Imafidon
Keyword(s):  
Selection Criteria ◽  
Client Satisfaction ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Firm Reputation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Importance Index ◽  
Tender Evaluation ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Selection Of

Purpose To receive a satisfactory consultancy service, a construction client must first select suitable consultants. While numerous criteria for the selection of construction consultants have been suggested in the literature, their influence on client satisfaction has hardly been statistically established. This study aimed to reduce the criteria for the selection of construction consultants into a more manageable set of fewer factors and ascertain the influence of the factors on client satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Data were gathered through a purposively administered cross-sectional survey of public sector clients in Nigeria. Analyzes were done using relative importance index, factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. Findings The results proved that the criteria for the selection of consultants can, in the order of decreasing influence on client satisfaction, be grouped into service delivery approach (SDA), relationship with the client, the caliber of personnel, firm reputation and firm certification. However, SDA is more influential on client satisfaction. All the factors were found to have significant statistical effects on clients’ overall satisfaction with consultancy services. Originality/value The study demonstrates the extent to which construction consultant selection criteria are relevant to client satisfaction. It shows that SDA is the most important predictor of clients’ satisfaction with consultancy services. The results are helpful for grouping consultant selection criteria in future studies, and in guiding clients on the weights to assign to consultant selection criteria during tender evaluation.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice towards tuberculosis in Gambia: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adedapo Olufemi Bashorun ◽  
Christopher Linda ◽  
Semeeh Omoleke ◽  
Lindsay Kendall ◽  
Simon D. Donkor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Care Seeking ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tb Control ◽  
Care Cascade ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

Abstract Background Early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are the mainstay of global and national TB control efforts. However, the gap between expected and reported cases persists for various reasons attributable to the TB services and care-seeking sides of the TB care cascade. Understanding individual and collective perspectives of knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and other social circumstances around TB can inform an evidence-based approach in engaging communities and enhance their participation in TB case detection and treatment. Methods The study was conducted during the Gambian survey of TB prevalence. This was a nationwide cross-sectional multistage cluster survey with 43,100 participants aged ≥15 years in 80 clusters. The study sample, a random selection of 10% of the survey population within each cluster responded to a semi-structured questionnaire administered by trained fieldworkers to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practice of the participants towards TB. Overall knowledge, attitude and practice scores were dichotomised using the computed mean scores and analysed using descriptive, univariable and multivariable logistic regression. Results All targeted participants (4309) were interviewed. Majority were females 2553 (59.2%), married 2614 (60.7%), had some form of education 2457 (57%), and were unemployed 2368 (55%). Although 3617 (83.9%) of the participants had heard about TB, only 2883 (66.9%) were considered to have good knowledge of TB. Overall 3320 (77%) had unfavourable attitudes towards TB, including 1896 (44%) who indicated a preference for staying away from persons with TB rather than helping them. However, 3607(83.7%) appeared to have the appropriate health-seeking behaviours with regard to TB as 4157 (96.5%) of them were willing to go to the health facility if they had symptoms suggestive of TB. Conclusions About 3 in 10 Gambians had poor knowledge on TB, and significant stigma towards TB and persons with TB persists. Interventions to improve TB knowledge and address stigma are required as part of efforts to reduce the burden of undiagnosed TB in the country.

scholarly journals The Choice of Bread: The Association between Consumers’ Awareness of Dietary Fiber and Declared Intentions to Eat

Nutrients ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 360
Author(s):  
Marzena Jezewska-Zychowicz ◽  
Maria Królak
Keyword(s):  
Dietary Fiber ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Fiber Content ◽  
Purchase Decision ◽  
Sunflower Seeds ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High Fiber ◽  
Low Incomes ◽  
Selection Of

The objective of the study was to find whether consumers declare an intention to eat bread enriched with fiber in the situation of availability of a plain bread and plain bread with grains, and how these intentions are related to their awareness of fiber in bread. The data were collected in a cross-sectional survey among 1014 Polish adults. Based on three pictures of rolls: plain wheat roll (CR), roll enriched with 12% fiber (RF), and roll topped with sunflower seeds (RSS), the participants’ perception regarding fiber content and its impact on intentions to eat were assessed. The respondents were not informed about the differences in composition of the rolls. Although RSS contained only slightly more fiber (0.98 g) than CR (0.81 g), and much less than RF (3.08 g), most of the respondents indicated RSS as containing the most fiber (50.8%) and declared their intention to eat it (39.0%). Respondents who pointed out the importance of fiber, and grains or wholemeal flour addition when making purchase decision, were more likely to declare an intention to eat RSS compared with CR. The low interest in fiber content in a diet increased the chances of declaring an intention to eat CR and RF. People less educated and with low incomes were more likely to declare an intention to eat CR rather than RSS. While people from rural areas were more likely to choose RSS compared with CR and RF. In conclusion, there is interest in bread enriched with fiber, but consumers experience difficulties in recognizing it. Declared intentions to eat each rolls were determined to the greatest extent by the perception of the roll as source of fiber. Thus, educational activities should be focused on consumers’ perception of fiber-rich products and their skills related to the selection of high-fiber foods.

Constraints faced by animal husbandry officials in the implementation of integrated murrah development scheme (IMDS) in Haryana Sta

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. S. Jadoun ◽  
Y. S. Jha ◽  
Pragya Bhaduria ◽  
Rohit Gupta ◽  
Ruchi Singh
Keyword(s):  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Work Load ◽  
Technical Expertise ◽  
Large Area ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Development Scheme ◽  
Heavy Work Load ◽  
Heavy Work ◽  
Operational Constraints ◽  
Ranking Technique

A study has been conducted in Haryana to analyze the various constraints faced by animal husbandry officials in implementation of “Integrated Murrah Development Scheme” (IMDS). Data were collected from 40 animal husbandry officials from four districts namely Kurukshetra, Mahendragarh, Bhiwani and Jhajjar. Garett’s ranking technique was used to prioritize the different sets of constraints. “Heavy work-load due to multidimensional activities of the project during peak season” and “Inadequacy of staff in the scheme” were the major administrative constraints in order of severity. Under technical constraints “lack of mass media approach” followed by “No provision for the refresher courses for the programme functionaries” were the most severe. “Inadequate number of staff at field level and large area of operation under a single supervisor” followed by “lack of involvement of NGO and PRIs in enhancing community participation” were important infrastructural and operational constraints. Untimely release of fund by the parent department and misguidance of farmers by the middlemen/ Brokers were the economic and socio-psychological constraints, respectively. Lack of technical expertise in the field of extension, lack of emphasis on educating the dairy farmers were other important miscellaneous constraints faced by animal husbandry officials. Removal of these constraints should receive priority over the considerable focus on the implementation of such scheme.

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