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Objective: To determine the awareness, need, role, and the effectiveness of the health education programs in improvement of well being of the community/citizens. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted, from Aug to Dec 2015 at the four districts of Karachi city
Material and Methods: The instrument of the study was a questionnaire, including basic demographic information of the participants and other 20 items related to need and role of health education programs in control of diseases. A total 250 participants were selected through stratified random sampling design from residential areas of North, South, East and West districts of Karachi. Participants failed to answer item one of the questionnaire were excluded from the study. The data was then analyzed and expressed in percentages and graphs
Results: Total 189 residents were continued the participation belonging to the age group between 18-65 years. Majority of the respondents [96.82%] were in favor of organizing health education activities. About 75.13% believed that such programs have pronounced effect in management of diseases. Furthermore, participants [51.32%] were willing to attend health seminars/symposiums and workshops to be aware to their medical problems. It was also found that they have basic concept of immunization and harmful effects of smoking on health
Conclusion: Over all the residents of Karachi were well aware to the health education and its role in improvement of disease status. Residents showed positive response for participation in health education activities to manage their illness or medical problems. However, the present study involves a smaller population subjects. Authors highly recommended the institution of health education programs in hospitals and community to make the people and environment healthy
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Background: The learning methods in health sectors are now facing a great challenge. The study is conducted to determine the effectiveness of new learning methodologies including workshops, seminars and symposiums on the building of students' professional skills
Methodology: A simple questionnaire comprised of closed ended questions was given to four hundred students of different medical universities focusing basic health sciences departments like medical, dentistry and pharmacy
Findings: It was found that medical universities were arranging all above mentioned programs on regular basis and students were used to participate in such engagements. Majority of students [52.4%] were in favor of workshops, they thought workshop as the most beneficial technique to improve their weaknesses. While the likeness to seminars and symposiums were nearly on equal basis. Students were strongly agreed [66.2%] that these ways provide current knowledge of the profession than typical teacher centered lectures
Conclusion: Therefore, it is concluded that all professional universities should organize maximum of such advanced activities to produce students with better professional attitudes
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Self medication is a universal problem having low prevalence in developed countries and higher in developing countries [low and middle income countries] of the world. The study was designed to determine the pattern of self medication among medical and non medical students of Karachi. The tool of study was questionnaire, distributed among 100 medical and 100 non medical students of different universities. It was found that self medication was more prevalent in medical students [94%] than non-medical students [82%]. Medical students practiced self medication on the basis of their drug's knowledge, while non medical students used their previous experiences [26%], or advices from friends/relatives [17%]. Respondents [both medical and non medical students] were used to treat common complains like cough/flu, cold, headaches, and fever by self medication and they were satisfied with their practices. Anti-allergies, anti-pyretics, analgesics and antibiotics were among the medicines which have been taken by users without consulting physicians. Strict control of medicines is needed, since this approach to medicines may lead to harmful effects and development of resistance especially in case of antibiotics
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Tension Type Headache [TTH] is one of the most frequent types of headaches, noted in adults. The major reasons leading to TTH are Socio-economic crises, breakup of relationship, failures in life and academic pressures among other. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of TIH in undergraduate students of Pharmacy. Two hundred and eighty five students were randomly selected from different universities who were provided with a questionnaire, to evaluate the intensity of stress during their study. The prevalence of TIH was found to be 57.6% in a population, being 44.8% among females and 16.8% among males. Students used self-medication for relief as they were not satisfied with their educational system as well as examination pattern. Majority of them wished to change the pattern of examination from subjective to objective types of question. It was concluded that the academic pressure is one of the major leading causes of TTH and therefore, it was suggested that the professional educational system should be modified to minimize the risk of TTH, with a view produce more healthy and confident graduates