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Objectives: To evaluate the awareness and willingness of an eye donation among urban population of Pakistan
Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted among urban population of Pakistan to access the awareness and concern about eye donation. For this a convenient sampling technique was used and a self-administrative questionnaire was administered. Participants were selected from 3 provinces and 5 major cities of Pakistan. A total of 1520 responded, 52.6% were males and 47.4% were females
Results: 530[66.2%] out of 800 male and 463[64.3%] out of 720 female participants were aware about eye donation. Willingness to donate eyes after death was only seen in about 54/800 [6.7%] males and 58/720 [8%] females. Mass media, television, radio were the most common source of information for both male 342/800 [42.7%] and female 316/720 [43.8%] regarding eye donation. At the end nobility was treated the most common influencing factor for both male 102/800 [12.7%] and female 145/720 [20%] participants
Conclusion: Awareness of eye donation among urban population was not found to be adequate and the willingness for eye donation is too much low. This may be because of lack of high literacy rate in Pakistan, no government eye banks, very few NGO's eye bank and lack of eye donation awareness campaigns
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The objective of the study was to determine the association of trait impulsivity and alcohol related aggression among university students of Pakistan. The study design was a cross-sectional with a convenient sample of 209 university students, 47 females and 162 males, age group 17-26 with a mean age of M=21.95 years [SD=2.414] was obtained. AUDIT, HADS, BIS-11, BUS, TFLB and ARAQ scales were utilized to assess aggression, alcohol intake, and impulsivity in social drinkers. This study was conducted during the time period of January'2010 till December 2011. The data was analysed using SPSS 17. Cognitive dimension of impulsivity was statistically associated with alcohol related aggression. Alinear predictive capacity of alcohol consumption with aggression was also observed. The total score on the ARAQ scale was found to be significantly correlate with most of the variables at p<0.0005 with the exception of gender at p<0.01 and age, which was not found to significantly correlate with the ARAQ score. All four ARAQ subscales significantly correlated with all of the BIS and BP subscales at p<0.05. Gender was found to significantly correlate with the ARAQ total score [N=, r = 0.134, p<0.03 [one-tailed]]. Alcohol related aggression is associated with cognitive component of impulsivity among a representative sample of university students. An immediate need to identify and treat impulsivity among individuals consuming alcohol is imperative and may help to control harmful aggression