Prevalence of migraine among medical students of a tertiary care teaching medical college and hospital in South India - A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Voluntary blood donation is a reliable source of increasing the demand for blood transfusion. Medical students are the potential pool of blood donors. This study aims to find the prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students of a medical college in Nepal. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in a medical college of Nepal among students studying from the first year to final year MBBS. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Committee of the Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences (Ref no. 245). A stratified random sampling technique was used to collect data. A self-administered pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel 2016. Results: The prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students of the medical college is 41 (22.20%) (17.35-27.05 at 95% Confidence Interval). The practice of blood donation is seen more among students of the final year 15 (35.71%) and the least among first year 3 (8.57%). Most of the donors, 24 (58.54%), have donated blood only once before. The most common reasons for donating and not donating blood before are ‘behavior of altruism’ 12 (29.27%) and ‘I am not fit/disapproved’ 44 (30.56%) respectively. Conclusions: This study shows less prevalence of blood donation practice among medical students. It points to the need for more extensive studies to explore the factors deterring medical students from donating blood. Definitive strategies are also needed to encourage medical students to increased voluntary participation in blood donation.

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KNOWLEDGE OF HIV/AIDS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL IN EASTERN INDIA-A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Journal of Drug Delivery and Therapeutics ◽

10.22270/jddt.v4i2.812 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Soumita Roy ◽

Chanchal Kumar Dalai ◽

Abhishek Ghosh ◽

Abantika Ghosh

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Eastern India ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital ◽

Care Teaching ◽

Hiv Aids

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Carrier choices and the factors influencing it among medical students in a private medical college in Tamilnadu

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171333 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (4) ◽

pp. 1110

Author(s):

Dhananjay Sharma ◽

Satyajit Pattnaik

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Career Choice ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

South India ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Obstetrics And Gynecology ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical College ◽

Factors Influencing

Background: Career choices of undergraduate students are influenced by many factors. The present study was conducted to elicit the most preferred specialty and to ascertain the factors influencing such choices.Method: A cross sectional study was conducted among the final year and students undergoing internship at a private medical college in South India using a pre designed self-administered questionnaire.Results: Out of three hundred and fourteen students who participated, 298 want to pursue specialization. The preferred specialties of choice are medicine, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and orthopedics. The two most important factors which supposedly influenced their career choice are scope for self-practice and stable and secure futureConclusion: Most students prefer clinical subjects and there were few takers for pre and para clinical subjects. There is a need to analyze the reasons for such preferences and undertake corrective modifications to increase interest in other subjects.

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