scholarly journals Prevalence and Psychological Impact of Acne Vulgaris in Female Undergraduate Medical Students of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, Pakistan

Cureus ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osama Babar ◽  
Amen Mobeen
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students

scholarly journals Prevalence and Psychological Impact of Acne on Quality of Life among Undergraduate Medical students of Lahore, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact

Background: Acne Vulgaris is a rife and chronic dermal disorder, which commonly occurs in pubescent. This disease is characterized by the emergence of comedones, papules, pustules, nodules, or cysts which results from obstruction and inflammation of pilosebaceous units. Objective: To finding out the prevalence and psychological impact of acne on the quality of life in undergraduate medical students of Lahore, Pakistan. Methodology: A cross-sectional study was conducted during the month of October 2020, 291 among undergraduate medical students from eight medical colleges of Lahore, selected through simple random sampling, on both male and female undergraduate medical students. To assist them; they were given a simple grading criterion to self-diagnose their current acne severity and quality of life was evaluated by Cardiff Acne Disability Index. Data were analyzed by using SPSS version 22. Results: A total of 213 (73.2%) prevalence of acne was found among the participants who responded (291). No significant relation between acne severity and gender was found (p=0.151). There was no association between CADI score and gender (p=0.366). However, a significant correlation was found between CADI score and acne severity (p=0.000). In the population studied, 4.7% showed their acne severely impacting their quality of life, 27.7% have moderate, 58.7% have mild and 8.9% have no impact at all. Conclusion: High Prevalence rate of acne and its significant negative impact on QOL indicates that it is a very common dermatological disorder. Effective interventions can make substantial contributions to derogate the impact of acne severity on QOL.

scholarly journals Psychological Impact of Acne Vulgaris in Basic Science Medical Students in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eliz Aryal ◽  
Sanju Shrestha ◽  
Prashanna Shrestha ◽  
Govind Pokhrel ◽  
Sabina Sabina Bhattaria
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Basic Science ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Acne Vulgaris ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Social Contact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: Acne vulgaris is a disorder of the sebaceous gland affecting mostly the adolescent age. Although acne does not cause direct physical impairment, it can produce significant psychosocial stress. Due to the paucity of data, there is a poor understanding of etiopathogenesis, treatment and psycho-social impact of acne in the Nepalese population. This study is the first of its kind in Nepal.Objectives: To determine the beliefs, knowledge, misconceptions, myth, psycho-social impact about acne in recently joined undergraduate medical students attending basic science.Materials and Methods: A cross- sectional study was conducted in two medical colleges in Kathmandu affiliated to Kathmandu University (KU), which followed the same curriculum. Medical students of basic science were enrolled in the study. Self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data regarding their belief and perception about acne.Results: A total of 247 students constituted the study population and female to male ratio was 1:1.62. Stress, oily skin, poor hygiene were the most common causative factors for acne. Belief and perception of acne included bad blood, menstrual cycle, eve teasing, evil eye. According to them, the best way to treat acne was herbal remedies. They liked to explain acne as being related to puberty, followed by dirty face. Psychological impact of acne was embarrassmentfollowed by lack of confidence and impaired social contact. Suicidal tendency due to acne was found in 3.6%.Conclusion: Misconception about acne are widespread and enduring among basic science medical students. Health education program on acne is needed to improve their condition.

scholarly journals Rates of Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms among Female Undergraduate Medical Students at National Medical College and Teaching Hospital

2019 ◽  
pp. 171
Author(s):  
Sandesh Sawant ◽  
Garima Tripathi ◽  
Tripti Pal Raman
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Family History ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Anxiety Symptoms ◽  
Drop Out ◽  
Anxiety And Depression ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
The Mean

<p><strong>Background:</strong> Literature states that Depression and anxiety symptoms carry impairment to medical students, including poor academic performance, drop out, substance abuse and suicide. A high prevalence of anxiety and depression among medical students has been reported worldwide. Higher prevalence is noticed among female students.</p><p><strong>Aim/Objectives: </strong>To study rates of anxiety and depressive symptoms among female undergraduate medical students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The present study is a cross-sectional study. The purposive sampling method was used. Duration of study was 6 months. A total number of participants’ were 100. Self-developed questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale were used. </p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings showed that the mean score of anxiety symptoms was 8.08 (SD± 4.07). Similarly, the mean score of Depressive symptoms was 4.99(SD± 3.28). Fifty-two per cent of the students rated anxiety symptoms and 25% of the student rated depressive symptoms between borderline to the abnormal range. Total 9% of the students reported that they have a family history of mental illness among which 8% reported borderline to an abnormal range of anxiety however 52 % who had no family history also scored the same range. Similarly, 17% of the students reported there were life events which were stressful among which 13% scored borderline to abnormal range anxiety symptoms. Likewise, only 5% of the students scored borderline to the abnormal range of depressive symptoms.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>It was observed that female undergraduate medical students experience both anxiety and depressive symptoms however the percentage of depressive symptoms were less compared to anxiety symptoms. Further studies are required to evaluate the associated factors responsible for depressive and anxiety symptoms.</p>

Frequency of Neck Pain Among Female Medical Students in a Medical University of Karachi

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Saba Aijaz ◽  
Ambreen Shahzad ◽  
Muhammad Faisal Fahim ◽  
Aisha Ahmed ◽  
Urooj Asghar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Neck Pain ◽  
Neck Disability Index ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Dental Surgery ◽  
Mild Disability ◽  
Medical University

Background: Among all the Musculoskeletal Pain (MSP), the most commonly reported MSP among the undergraduate medical students is the neck pain. As the students study for long hours sitting in front of the computers, use incorrect postures while using the computers, mobile phones, reading, etc. The females face neck problems due to increase stress in their daily life. Our study aims to find out how prevalent is the neck pain among female medical students in a Medical University of Karachi. Methodology: The study conducted was a cross-sectional survey with a study duration of 4 months i.e. from January, 2018 till April, 2018. A non-probability purposive sampling, conducted among the female undergraduate students of Doctor of Physiotherapy (DPT), Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS), Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) and Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm-D) studying in DOW University of Health Science, Ojha campus Karachi. The estimated sample size was 400 including female undergraduate medical students of MBBS, BDS, Pharm-D and DPT of DOW University, Ojha campus. Male medical students and students other than DOW University, Ojha campus were not included in this study. Data was analyzed through SPSS version 16.0. Pearson Chi-Square test was used to see the association between neck pain and different physical parameters of the Neck Disability Index. P-value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The results showed that out of 400 female medical students 301 students were having neck pain among which 24.8% of students reported no disability, 36.5% reported mild disability, 9.5% reported severe disability, and 4.5% reported complete disability. Conclusion: It was concluded that the majority of the female medical students were having neck pain with mild disability due to the presence of neck pain.

Knowledge, attitude, and practice of breast self-examination among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Arslaan Javaeed ◽  
Irum Rasheed ◽  
Faiza Shafqat
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Female Undergraduate ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Azad Kashmir ◽  
Self Examination ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract A cross-sectional observational study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of breast self-examination (BSE) among female undergraduate medical students in Poonch Medical College, Azad Kashmir. Out of 306 respondents, 250 completed the 16-item questionnaire (response rate of 81.7%). The correlations between knowledge, attitude, and practice were observed. Out of the total 250 respondents, 180 (72.0%) had ever heard of BSE, and 62 (24.8%) had performed BSE. The most important source of information regarding BSE was ‘internet’, which delivered knowledge to 64 (25.6%) students. The majority 200 (80%) thought that publicity and campaigns can motivate students to perform BSE. There was mild uphill correlation between knowledge and attitude, and knowledge and practice (p <.001). The study identified poor KAP of BSE among the students, Continuous...

scholarly journals COVID-19: Lockdown and its impact on medical students: A cross sectional study from a medical school in Mauritius

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 1006-1022
Author(s):  
Indrajit Banerjee ◽  
Jared Robinson ◽  
Poornasha Mohabeer ◽  
Abhishek Kashyap ◽  
Ananya Shukla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Psychological Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Educational Impact ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College

Background: The objectives of the study were to identify the psychological impact of lockdown on medical students due to COVID-19 and to discover the educational perplexities being faced by these students during the lockdown due to COVID-19. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College (SSRMC), Mauritius. Questions were designed after extensive review of the literature, so that they were relevant to meet the objectives of the study. Results: Out of 700 undergraduate medical students, 663 students participated in the study, this equates to a substantial response rate of 95%. Due to the pandemic 348 (52.5 %) of the students were stationed in their hometown and the remaining 315 (47.5 %) were stationed in Mauritius. 464(70%) of the students suffered from the psychological impact of lockdown whereas 634(95.6%) of the students suffered from the educational impact of lockdown. Mauritian students suffered from a greater educational impact aOR4.236[1.606-11.173]. Psychological impact aOR 1.280 [0.917-1.789] and educational impact aOR 2.464 [1.076-5.647] was found more in students those who were at their hometown. Conclusion: Lockdown triggered both educational and psychological impact on medical students. On a psychological basis it was proven that the lockdown induced a feeling of guilt and had subsequent psychological impacts in certain students. The COVID-19 situation was simultaneously indicated to be a motivator in the majority of students; however, juxtaposed to this was the fact that various students felt as if they could not study at the same level that they are accustomed to due to the uncertainty of the situation.

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