How does Nursing Students Knowledge and Attitude correlate in relation to Rabies? An institutional based Cross-Sectional study in Assam

Introduction: Rabies is a vaccine-preventable viral disease. Every year, Rabies causes 18 000-20 000 deaths in India and dogs are responsible for 99 % of all human deaths.Objectives: 1) To assess the knowledge and attitude about rabies among the nursing students.2) To assess whether there is any difference of knowledge and attitude about Rabies among different academic year of the nursing students.3) To assess whether there is any relation between scores of knowledge and attitude.Material & Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 142 students of B.Sc. Nursing College, Dibrugarh, Assam in January 2022 using Google form containing pre designed structured closed ended questionnaire by convenience sampling. Knowledge and attitude was assessed by a scoring system. Results were expressed in proportion, percentage, mean, standard deviation. ANOVA and Spearman”s correlation was applied. Results: Mean knowledge & attitude score was 15.7±3.6 and 23.6±2.6.Majority (82.4%) of the students had good knowledge about rabies.Almost all (97.9 %) students had positive attitude towards rabies. There was no significant difference between knowledge score and attitude score among different academic year of the students. Knowledge was positively correlated with attitude of the students.Conclusion: The study revealed good knowledge and positive attitude regarding rabies among the students

Prevalence and correlates of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among Nursing Students

Background: Nursing students experience significant amount of depression, anxiety and stress throughout their undergraduate education and there is limited evidence regarding magnitude of depression, anxiety and stress among them in India. Aims & Objectives: To assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress and associated factors among nursing students. Materials & Methods: A web based cross sectional study was conducted among 214 nursing students of B.Sc. Nursing College, Dibrugarh in May 2021 using Google form containing structured questionnaire and DASS21 by convenience sampling. Logistic regression analysis was carried out to assess determinants of depression, anxiety and stress. Results: The prevalence of Depression, anxiety and stress was 55.1%, 63.1% and 29.9% respectively. On multiple regression analysis, mother’s occupation of the students was found to be significant predictor for depression and anxiety, getting less vacation was found to be significant predictor for depression and stress, satisfaction with nursing profession as a significant predictor for depression and caste as a significant predictor for stress. Conclusion: A high prevalence of Depression, anxiety and stress was found among nursing students.

A study on knowledge, attitude and practice about rabies among pharmacy students in a tertiary care hospital

Background: Rabies, a disease of antiquity, continues to be a major public health problem in India and itis 100% fatal. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice about rabies among pharmacy students of Assam Medical College and Hospital, to assess whether there is any difference of knowledge, attitude and practice among male and female students and study the socio-demographic profile of the students. Materials &Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 156 pharmacy students by purposive sampling using pre designed structured close ended questionnaire. Knowledge and attitude was assessed by a scoring system. Statistical analysis was done by percentage and chi square test. Results: The mean age of the students was 20.64 ± 1.42 years. Most (63.5%) of the students were males and most (46.7%) of them belong to the Hindu religion. Almost all (97.4%) the students had heard the word rabies. Conclusion: Most (61.2%) of the students had average knowledge, 38.8 % had good knowledge, 48.7 % had negative attitude and 51.3 % had positive attitude about rabies.

Prevalence and Correlates of overweight and obesity among school children in Guwahati city, Assam

Background: Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century. Obese children are at increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, stroke, cancer and osteoarthritis. Aim & Objective: To study the prevalence of overweight and obesity & its correlates among school children of Guwahati city. Materials and Method: School based cross sectional study was done among the students of 8th to 10th standard of Guwahati city, Assam. 465 school children were selected by multistage simple random sampling. Data was collected using a pre-designed, semi-structured questionnaire. Results: Prevalence of overweight and obesity was found to be 5.4 % & 2.8 %.and it was significantly more among those who were Non-vegetarian, whose breakfast habit were irregular, don’t consume fruits, consume fast food daily, junk food daily, carbonated drinks daily, don’t play outdoor games and use vehicles as mode of transport to school. Conclusion: Prevalence of overweight and obesity was found to be more among students having modifiable risk factors.