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Objective: A health risk behavior like physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, tobacco use, drug abuse, unprotected sexual practices or harmful use of alcohol is linked with serious ailments like liver cirrhosis, hypertension, abnormal lipid profile and number of cardiovascular diseases. Our study is aimed to explore perception of students about health risk behaviors; eating routines, life style and stress handling practices and compare amongst medical students of first and second year
Subjects and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 233 female students between 1 8-25 years of age, from first two years of medical college were administered a self-structured questionnaire Response of each item was rated on five-point Likert scale. Maximum points in the scale were five and the minimum was one for each item. Mean score was obtained by adding points of all responses. Degree of health awareness was categorized into low, medium and high on the basis of mean cumulative scores. Independent sample t test was used to compare means between study groups based on academic level [Year I and II medical students]
Results: The overall results of the study revealed positive health behaviors among medical students. Year I MBBS had superior acquaintance on healthy eating routines [p-value = 0.001], lifestyle patterns [p-value = 0.002], and stress handling practices [p-value < 0.001] as compared to senior class. Tendency to have anxiety attacks was more in 1st year students [p-value=0.002] while capability to withstand stress was better in senior class [p-value=0.004]
Conclusion: Majority of medical students practiced positive health behaviors. These attitudes in terms of selection of life style choices; healthy food and physical activity with avoidance of health risk behaviors and supportive practices was better in Year I students
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Background: obesity may establish a crucial barrier for effective fertility treatment in polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] females
Objective: to compare results of intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection [ICSI] in females with and without polycystic ovarian syndrome and further appraise the effect of obesity in PCOS females
Materials and Methods: a cross-sectional study from June 2015 to July 2016 included non-PCOS and PCOS [recognized by Rotterdam criteria] females who underwent ICSI. The PCOS were further stratified into non-obese and Obese according to the South Asian criteria for body mass index. Results were categorized on the basis of beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [beta-hCG] and transvaginal scan into non-pregnant [beta-hCG <25 mIU/ml], preclinical abortion [beta-hCG >25 mIU/ml with no fetal cardiac activity] and clinical pregnancy [beta-hCG >25 mIU/ml with fetal cardiac activity on transvaginal scan]. In addition, reproductive outcomes; implantation rate, clinical pregnancy rate and miscarriage rate among obese and non-obese PCOS and non-PCOS patients were compared
Results: our results revealed 38.5% clinical pregnancy rate in non-PCOs females, 23.8% in non-obese PCOS females whereas 26.4% in obese PCOS. Preclinical abortions were found to be highest [31.5%] in non-obese PCOS females and were the lowest [26.2%] in non-PCOS females. In non-PCOS group and non-obese PCOS females 35.4% and 44.6%, respectively, failed to become pregnant
Conclusion: the success after ICSI in terms of number of clinical pregnancies was more in non-PCOS patients as compared to PCOS. Increase in body mass index reflected a negative impact on the reproductive outcome in PCOS patients
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There is a severe dearth of post graduate institutes in our country. Therefore, there is a need to initiate post graduate program for students who have talent and passion for research and teaching. The post graduate program will be aimed to strengthen the multi-disciplinary integrated concepts of Basic sciences as a solid foundation for developing research mentors and educators. This can only be made possible by analyzing the challenge in structural, human, political and symbolic leadership frames and device a solution which is in line with the vision and mission of the organization
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Objective: To evaluate integrated learning program of neurosciences for continuation of integrated learning in the forthcoming teaching and learning modules of undergraduate medical curriculum at Bahria University Medical a Dental College [BUMDC]
Methods: A mixed method design was conducted from August 2016 to February 2017 after ethical approval from BUMDC. The quantitative aspect was evaluated retrospectively by desk records of marks obtained in integrated module and nonintegrated module. Focused group discussion were conducted with primary intended users [chair of integration committee, faculty and students of first and second year MBBS] to share their expectations and concerns and get responses on key evaluation questions for implementation and outcome evaluation of integrated learning program
Results: The desk record revealed a positive perception of students and faculty at the time of implementation with improvement in results after integration in subjects of basic sciences. The discussions highlighted reasons which resulted in failure of its continuation and affirmed readiness for re-induction and continuation of integration with clinical sciences
Conclusion: Evaluators considered approval and re-application of integrated curriculum at BUMDC after utilization focused evaluation