Prevalence and related factors of alcohol consumption among ethnic minority boarding high schoolers in Southern Vietnam

Hazardous levels of alcohol use have caused many diseases, posing a great economic and social burden to the community. Alcohol use in some provinces of Vietnam shows that alcohol consumers are getting younger and younger. This study aimed to determine the proportion of alcohol consumption among students at Binh Phuoc Ethnic Minority High School in 2020 and a number of factors leading to the alcohol consumption. The result showed that the alcohol use proportion in the past 12 months was 62% and the risky drinkers rate was 11.2%. Some factors concerning the use of alcohol among students such as gender, age, grade level, behavior, smoking, alcohol use family members, alcoholic friends, and friends influence were also revealed in the study.

Behavioral Measures in Myopic and Non-myopic High Schoolers During the COVID Pandemic

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand how the visual activity of highschool students in Houston changed due to quarantine and online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, and whether these behaviors were different between myopes and non-myopes. Methods: Thirty-one participants (16.3±0.8 years, 8 females), including 12 myopes and 8 non-myopes, wore a Clouclip and Actiwatch for a week. The Clouclip records working distance and the Actiwatch measures light exposure, physical activity, and sleep duration. A questionnaire was also completed regarding demographics, ocular history, and visual behaviors. Results: Data showed that myopic participants engaged in near work (working distances of 10 to <60 cm) for 8.4±2.6 hours on a week day and 6.5±2.1 hours on a weekend day. Non-myopic participants engaged in near work for 6.1±2.7 hours on a week day and 4.5±1.9 hours on a weekend day. While weekend near work was significantly different between refractive error groups (P<.05), weekday near work (P=.08) was not. There were no differences between refractive error groups for daily light exposure (P = .89), time outdoors (P = .44), or sleep duration (P = .80). Conclusions: There was no significant change in sleep duration and physical activity regardless of refractive error over the pandemic, while results revealed a significant decrease in outdoor light exposure and the increase in near and intermediate work, especially with electronic devices such as the computer.

Climate Change Science in School Curriculum: Solution to Ignorance of Commons in Developing Countries

In developing countries and to a certain degree in developed countries too, either climate change (CC) consequences or drivers of CC are alien to the mindset of commoners, who after High School had with/without vocational skills entered the workforce. This deficit or ignorance can be rectified only by adding CC education in the school system. We present a school appropriate outline of CC learning content spanning Kinder Garten to High School. Adding CC content in school education is immensely warranted, as a large chunk of high schoolers annually joins the work force with or without vocational or skill training. Further, such a knowledge deficit among the generations of working class can be remedied only by providing appropriate and sufficient knowledge on CC consequences, etc., only through a structured adult education campaign.

Abstract 1122‐000239: Understanding The Gap in Public Stroke Awareness in India’s Younger Generation

Introduction : Stroke is one of the major leading causes of death and disability in India. One reason is the lack of stroke awareness in India. With the adoption of an unhealthy lifestyle like a lack of physical exercise, smoking, and excessive alcohol consumption, newer stroke cases are more prevalent in young adults. I surveyed about 100 high school students from urban cities in India to assess their stroke knowledge and decide how to take measures to bring more awareness about its symptoms, risk factors, and new effective treatments. Methods : I randomly selected high school students(9th‐12th graders) from Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Karnataka states to participate in the survey I created. I distributed multiple‐choice anonymous questionnaires to hundreds of high school students. The participants completed survey questions to the best of their ability. The survey assessed candidates' demographic characteristics, knowledge of stroke symptoms, stroke risk factors, ability to identify stroke symptoms, and knowledge about stroke‐related surgeries. It is important to note that these surveys were primarily sent to high school students in urban areas, where the knowledge and resources are relatively better than the rural areas. Results : I received a total of 91 survey responses from high schoolers across different states in India (30% were from Madhya Pradesh, 40% were from Maharashtra and 30% were from Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh). Even though 53.8% of the respondents reported some level of prior knowledge about the stroke, the rest of the respondents simply did not know or had misconceptions about stroke. Nearly ¾ did not know any stroke risk factors, warning signs, or recognize that the brain gets affected during the stroke. Only 27.5% of the students have heard of the popular acronym BE FAST(Balance Eyes Face Arms Speech Time) which is used to detect stroke in a patient. It is shocking that only 12.1% of the respondents have received an education on stroke at least once in their lifetime. Conclusions : The high schoolers have a good recognition of some basic facts of stroke. However, they have a poor understanding of stroke risk factors, the severity of the disease, and the treatment availability. However, there is hope. More than 57% of the high schoolers in my survey mentioned that they were willing to learn about stroke and ways to prevent and detect it. So it is our duty to educate the younger generation about the dangers of stroke and how to prevent, as well as to detect it. We should strive to provide access to these children in the hope of helping spread awareness all around India one step at a time.

Student Well-Being in Online Learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Voice in the Field

Online learning during the covid-19 pandemic has resulted in psychological impacts on students, such as stress, fear, anxiety, depression, and burned out. Many literatures relevant to the issue have mentioned that student well-being proves to be one of the influencing components of a student’s success. However, being a significant factor, no research has related student well-being with online learning during the covid-19 pandemic. The current study explored the students’ experience in determining the aspects influencing their well-being in online learning during the pandemic to fill in the gap.The data were gathered through an interview with 12 senior high-schoolers who have attended online learning for one year in Yogyakarta City. The study, employing interpretative phenomenology, found that the student well-being is established from several factors. For example, the teachers are aware and concerned, the learning is enjoyable and less burdening, and the peers are fun and supportive. The findings can be used as a reference for teacher training institutions (LPTK), principals, and teachers to improve student well-being during online learning.