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

scholarly journals A Socio-demographic Survey on Infertile Couples of Selected Villages in Dhaka

2016 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
Mohammad Ali ◽  
Mushtaq Ahmad ◽  
Md Mahmudul Haque ◽  
Jinnatul Airin
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Family Income ◽  
National Level ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Infertile Couple ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Unprotected Sexual Intercourse

Introduction: Infertility is a public health issue; it is defined as not having conceived after one year of unprotected sexual intercourse. In developing countries, there are severe social, psychological and economic consequences for infertile men and women.Objectives: This study was designed to find out socio-demographic attributes and treatment seeking pattern about the infertile couple (either of the couple).Materials and Methods: This survey was carried out in some selected villages of Ashulia, Saturia and Baliati of Dhamrai Upazilla in Dhaka. A total of 52 couples were included in the study. Purposive sampling technique was adopted. Couple who gave consent to participate in the study was interviewed. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the relevant information. Data were analyzed later on.Results: Among husbands 18(34.6%) were between age 40-49 years, 16(30.8%) were in the age group 30-39 years, 14(26.9%) were in the age group 20-29 years. Regarding age of the wives, majority, 32(61.5%) were in the age group 20-29 years, 14(26.9%) had age 30-39 years and rest 6(11.6%) were in the age group 40-49 years. About education of the husbands it was seen that 20(38.5%) passed SSC, 14(26.9%) had education from class VI to class X and 6(11.5%) were illiterates. Among wives, 32(61.4%) had education on class VI to class X, 10(19.2%) had primary level of education, 4(7.7%) were illiterates. Thirty four (65.4%) couples lived in nuclear families, 16(30.8%) were joint families and the rest 2(3.8%) were extended families. Twenty eight (53.8%) of the couples had marital life >10 years, 20(38.5%) had 6-10 years and the rest 4(7.7%) had marital life of 1-5 years. About 16(31%) had monthly income 5001-10000 taka, 10(19.2%) had 15001-20000 taka, another 10(19.2% had >20000 taka, 16(30.8%) had 5001-10000 taka and 2(3.8%) had monthly income upto 5000 taka. Twenty (38%) husband were involved in business and 44(76%) wives are house wives. Thirty two (61.5%) couple used contraceptives. Forty two (80.8/%) couples sought for treatment.Conclusion: In developing countries, Infertility has profound effects on individuals as the production of children is often highly socially valued and is vital for social security and for family income generation. National level active planning is needed to overcome this social problem.Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.11(1) 2015: 25-29

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION OF CONTRACEPTIVE BARRIERS WITH SOCIO DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
Samina Qadir ◽  
Fauzia Anbreen ◽  
Aysha Naeem ◽  
Hira Naeem ◽  
Muhammad Naeem Akhtar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Income ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Marriage Age ◽  
Contraception Use ◽  
Age Of Marriage

Background: In Pakistan population explosion is an important issue. Objectives of this study were to determine frequency of contraception users, frequency of different types of contraceptives used and association between contraceptive barriers and socio demographic variables. Materials & Methods: This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Community Medicine, Gomal medical College, D.I.Khan, Pakistan from 1st February to 31st March 2019. Sample size was 100. Sampling technique was consecutive. Only married women of reproductive age having already one child at least were included in the sample. Sociodemographic variables were age, residence, education, family income, family type, awareness of contraception, willingness for contraception, use of different contraceptive methods, age of marriage, age at first pregnancy and number of live children. Research variables were personal, religious, cultural and service barriers to use of contraception. All variables were recorded on categorical scale, whereas age of marriage, age at first pregnancy and number of live children were numerical variables expressed as mean and standard deviation. Chi-square test of association was performed. Results: Out of 100 respondents, 49% were from 15 to 30 years. Family income was

scholarly journals Assessment of Poisoning Incidences due to Use of Household Substances in Peshawar

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Muhammad Yousaf ◽  
Rizwan Zafar Ansari ◽  
Aftab Alam Tanoli ◽  
Inayat Ur Rehman ◽  
Riaz Gul
Keyword(s):  
Low Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Demographic Information ◽  
Suicidal Tendency ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Low Socioeconomic ◽  
History Of ◽  
One Year ◽  
Commit Suicide

OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study is to determine the trend of poisoning due to household substances in Peshawar.METHODOLOGY:This was a retrospective observational study. All the information related to poisoning including mode of transmission, duration of poisoning, demographic information, duration of hospital stay, name of poison, amount of poison ingested, inhaled and intension of poisoning was from the medical record room of Khyber Teaching Hospital (KTH) casualty department. The cases reported with a history of household poisoning were recorded for a period of one year from February 2016 to January 2017.RESULTS:Among the total 217 patients, males female ratio was 1.3:1 where male 114 (51%) whereas 104 (49%) females, whereas intensity to commit suicide is more in females. Tablet overdose cases were 73 (34%) and poisoning due to common household poisons such as mosquito repellant, rat killer poison, kerosene oil, detol and detergents were 87 (36%). Victims inhaled and ingested Organophosphorous accidently and intentionally were 62 (28%). Suicidal tendency was determined to be a hallmark among females. The age group between 18 to 31 year were found highly motivated to harm themselves. It was showed 196 (91%) patients consume with intention of suicide and only 20 (9%)were found accidental victims of poisoning.CONCLUSION:It was concluded that easy accesses to anti psychotic drugs without registered doctor’s prescription, self medication, over dosage and rat killing pills were found the most prevalent cause of poisoning among victims belonging to low socioeconomic status. It was also indicated in the study that most of the accidental incidents happed at home when victim was either alone or left unattended.

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.

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