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Introduction: Donated blood can be lifesaving for persons who have lost large amounts of blood because of serious accidents, new medical and surgical procedures, civil conflicts, and military wars as well as for patients who have become severely anemic because of serious hematological diseases or treatments such as cancer therapy. Therefore, availability of blood is an important concern to the society. Encouraging and engaging youth in these kinds of voluntary activities will increase the supply of blood. The aim of the study was to compare the reasons for blood donation and knowledge about blood donation among medical students. Materials and methods: This study was done at Government Medical College, Nizamabad, Telangana state between April 2017 and March 2018. Only MBBS students who were willing to be a part of study were included- total students participated were 350. A predesigned, pretested, self administered questionnaire was devised to collect data. Data were collected after obtaining informed consent. Ethical clearance from the institute was obtained before the study. Results: A total of 350 students were considered for this study. Total male participants were 216 which constituted 61.7% and total female participants were 134 which constituted 38.3%. Age group included in this study was 18 years to 24 years. Majority of the students participated in this study were in the 3rd and 4th year of MBBS. Out of the 350 students, only 69 students were new to blood donation/ never donated blood in their life time due to various reasons, 46 participants donated only once, 77 participants donated twice, 75 participants donated thrice, 48 participants donated four times, 21 participants donated blood 5 times and only 14 participants donated blood more than 5 times. Conclusion: A considerable percentage of students have low awareness of and negative attitude towards blood donation. The low awareness and negative attitude towards blood donation can be Farida Begum, Kontham Praveen. Knowledge, awareness and attitude about blood donation among medical students. IAIM, 2018; 5(11): 50-55. Page 51 considered as important factors contributing to the lack of interest and poor participation in blood donation among this population.
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Introduction: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has revolutionized the approach to diagnosis and management of breast and various other lesions. Its accuracy in many situations avoids any unnecessary surgical procedures. The aim of this study was to analyze and correlate the diagnosis of breast lesions on cytology with histopathology. Materials and methods: This prospective study was done at Government Medical College, Nizamabad, and Telangana State (TS) during June 2016 to May 2018 and total numbers of cases included were 200. A detail clinical and family history was taken before the procedure of FNAC and examination of both the breast was done. Results: The study included 200 breast masses/ cases, which were diagnosed on cytology. The age group included in this study was between 16 years and 75 years. Most of the cases in this study were in the age group 16- 30 years (91 cases) followed by 31- 45 years group (66 cases), followed by 46-60 years (34 cases) and least numbers of cases were noted in 61-75 years age group (09 cases). In this study, most common diagnosis was Fibroadenoma and least common diagnosis given on cytological examination was tubular Adenoma. Conclusion: FNAC is an important diagnostic adjunct in the management of patient with a breast lump. Recently FNAC popularity has grown many folds and has become a most valuable tool in the diagnosis of palpable breast masses owing to its distinct advantages of being sensitive, specific, expedient, economical and safe. Lack of local or general anesthesia makes the procedure more comfortable for the patient and the pathologist.