Perspectives of Pharmacy University Students on Scientific Research in Comparison to Students from Other Health Science Disciplines

Abstract Introduction Academic stress and study habits are crucial indicators of academic success. At the moment, faulty study habits press on the students into academic stress. The present study was conducted to identify the academic stress and study habits of university students of health science. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted among 150 undergraduate students of nursing, physiotherapy, and pharmacy (n = 50 in each group). A stratified random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. The information on academic stress and study habits was collected by using the Student Stress Inventory and Palsane and Sharma Study Habit Inventory, respectively. Results Mean score of academic stress was found to be 75.353 ± 16.463. Pharmacy students had a higher level of stress compared to physiotherapy and nursing students (p = 0.013). Furthermore, the prevalence of unsatisfactory study habits among undergraduate students was 72%, with a mean score of 52.7 ± 9.152. Also, nursing students had a higher level of study habits compared to physiotherapy and pharmacy Students. There was no significant relationship found between study habits and academic stress (r = −0.048, p = 0.557). There was a significant association found between study habits and gender (p = 0.021), as well the association found between stress level and course type, Pre-University Course percentage, and first-year percentage (p = 0.044, 0.04, and 0.044 respectively). Conclusion Academic stress and poor study habits are prevalent among undergraduate students. This indicates strategies need to be formed to enhance healthy study habits and alleviate the academic stress of the students, mainly in professional courses; it is an urgent need.

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Eating disorders among health science students at a university in southern Brazil

Revista de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do Sul ◽

10.1590/s0101-81082011005000002 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. 14-19 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

Luiza do Nascimento Ghizoni Pereira ◽

Fabiana Schuelter Trevisol ◽

João Quevedo ◽

Luciano Kurtz Jornada

Keyword(s):

Eating Disorders ◽

Weight Loss ◽

University Students ◽

Eating Attitudes ◽

Health Science ◽

Science Students ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Health Science Students ◽

Weight Loss Strategies ◽

Eat 26

OBJECTIVES: To analyze eating disorders among female university students and to assess the frequency of bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and inappropriate weight loss strategies in this population. METHODS: The sample comprised 214 female university students attending different health science programs at a university in southern Brazil, aged over 18 years, assessed using self-administered questionnaires. The 26-item version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE), and a supplementary questionnaire covering data on weight status and inappropriate weight loss strategies were used to assess dietary abnormalities. RESULTS: Mean age (± standard deviation) was 21±9.93 years, and mean body mass index (BMI) was 21.1±2.59. Among the respondents, 72.9% said they would like to weigh less, 29% reported the use of different weight loss methods (diuretics were the most common, followed by laxatives, amphetamine-derived drugs, and self-induced vomiting). With regard to EAT-26 scores, 22.4% (95%CI 17.7-27.1) revealed abnormal feeding patterns; BITE indicated that 9.8% (95%CI 6.5-13.1) were at risk for developing bulimia and 36.9% (95%CI 31.5-42.3) required clinical evaluation. Mean BMI was lower among students with normal scores on both tests, but no association was found between BMI and satisfaction with own weight. CONCLUSION: There was a strong trend toward eating disorders in the health science students assessed, as demonstrated by EAT-26 and BITE scores; inadequate weight loss strategies are frequently used as well.

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Dietary habits and sedentary behaviors among health science university students in Bahrain

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2015-0038 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Abdulrahman O. Musaiger ◽

Muyssar S. Awadhalla ◽

Mariam Al-Mannai ◽

Muneera AlSawad ◽

G.V. Asokan

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Internet Use ◽

Intervention Program ◽

Dietary Habits ◽

Daily Basis ◽

Health Science ◽

Sedentary Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Significant Difference

Abstract Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the dietary patterns and sedentary behaviors among university students in Bahrain. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with students of the College of Health Sciences in Bahrain using a self-reported questionnaire. All the students enrolled in this college were included in this study (642 students; 90 males and 552 females). The mean age of the sample was 20.1±2.0 years. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect information on the students’ breakfast intake, snacking, food frequency intake, and sedentary habits. Results: More than 50% of the students did not consume breakfast on a daily basis. A statistically significant difference (p<0.003) was found between males (19%) and females (35%) in relation to the intake of an afternoon snack. There were no significant gender differences regarding frequency of food intake, except for carbonated beverages (p<0.001) and nuts (p<0.047) consumption. Females were more likely than males to spend time watching television, use the Internet, use a mobile phone and sleep; however, the only significant difference found was for Internet use (p<0.003). Being physically active on a daily basis was more prevalent among males (41.6%) than females (16%) (p<0.001). Females (42.9%) were more prone to sleep for less time (<7 h) than males (34.4%)(p<0.08). Conclusion: The findings indicated that a high percentage of health science students in Bahrain had unhealthy dietary habits and sedentary behaviors. Thus, an intervention program to promote healthy dietary patterns and lifestyle habits among university students is highly recommended.

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Postural and dynamic analysis of the human body: The relevance of the functional modulator factors in the methodological design

Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences ◽

10.4995/muse.2015.3754 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 95

Author(s):

Albert Puig-Diví ◽

Anna Prats-Puig

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Human Body ◽

Academic Support ◽

Scientific Evidence ◽

Health Science ◽

Functional Studies ◽

Academic Activities ◽

Detailed List ◽

Project Data ◽

Good Research

Functional studies analyze the interaction between the human body and its environment studying both, the posture and the movement. It is well known that at the Universities where health science and sports studies are taught there is a need to raise academic activities involving functional studies.The main objective is to make awareness of the factors that can modulate a certain function in the human body and must be well known for university students to perform a good research projects and career. To do this, we present a detailed list of intrinsic and extrinsic functional modulator factors (FMF) of the human body and propose a new methodology to teach those skills. During both, the project data collection and data reduction, FMF such as sitting and standing postures or walking, running and jumping movements must be taken into account. The recognition of the FMF that may influence the results must be previously known and identified to succeed in the methodological design of functional studies of the human body.The novelty of our work is not to direct the attention to the lecturer but to focus it to the student’s academic support to accomplish the active work like the fieldwork presented in this paper. In conclusion, the understanding of the FMF by university students using fieldwork activities during their degree would help them to develop a critical attitude in terms of validity and scientific evidence.

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Learning styles and satisfaction with educational activities of Saudi Health Science University Students

Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.jtumed.2019.07.002 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (5) ◽

pp. 418-424 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Adnan Al Shaikh ◽

Ahmed A. Aldarmahi ◽

Ebtehal AL-Sanie ◽

Ahmad Subahi ◽

Mohamed E. Ahmed ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Learning Styles ◽

University Students ◽

Health Science ◽

Educational Activities

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Second Version of a Mini-Survey to Evaluate Food Intake Quality (Mini-ECCA v.2): Reproducibility and Ability to Identify Dietary Patterns in University Students

Nutrients ◽

10.3390/nu12030809 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

pp. 809

Author(s):

María Fernanda Bernal-Orozco ◽

Patricia Belen Salmeron-Curiel ◽

Ruth Jackelyne Prado-Arriaga ◽

Jaime Fernando Orozco-Gutiérrez ◽

Nayeli Badillo-Camacho ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cluster Analysis ◽

Discriminant Analysis ◽

Food Intake ◽

University Students ◽

Excellent Agreement ◽

Dietary Patterns ◽

Weighted Kappa ◽

Health Science ◽

Sweetened Beverages ◽

Group 2

Evaluation of food intake quality using validated tools makes it possible to give individuals or populations recommendations for improving their diet. This study’s objective was to evaluate the reproducibility and ability to identify dietary patterns of the second version of the Mini Food Intake Quality Survey (Mini-ECCA v.2). The survey was administered using a remote voting system on two occasions with four-week intervals between administrations to 276 health science students (average age = 20.1 ± 3.1 years; 68% women). We then performed a per-question weighted kappa calculation, a cluster analysis, an ANOVA test by questionnaire item and between identified clusters, and a discriminant analysis. Moderate to excellent agreement was observed (weighted κ = 0.422–0.662). The cluster analysis identified three groups, and the discriminant analysis obtained three classification functions (85.9% of cases were correctly classified): group 1 (19.9%) was characterized by higher intake of water, vegetables, fruit, fats, oilseeds/avocado, meat and legumes (healthy food intake); group 2 (47.1%) frequently consumed both fish and unhealthy fats (habits in need of improvement); group 3 (33%) frequently consumed sweetened beverages, foods not prepared at home, processed foods, refined cereals and alcohol (unhealthy food intake). In conclusion, the Mini-ECCA v.2 has moderate to excellent agreement, and it is able to identify dietary patterns in university students.

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Knowledge of human papillomavirus and Pap test among Brazilian university students

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira ◽

10.1590/1806-9282.65.5.625 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 65 (5) ◽

pp. 625-632 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aimée Denzeler Baptista ◽

Carolina Xavier Simão ◽

Vitoria Carvalho Guimarães dos Santos ◽

Juliana Gil Melgaço ◽

Silvia Maria Baeta Cavalcanti ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Human Papillomavirus ◽

University Students ◽

Pap Test ◽

Hpv Infection ◽

Health Science ◽

Cancer Information ◽

Papanicolaou Test ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Increased Risk

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent sexually transmitted virus in the world and is associated with an increased risk of cervical cancer. The most effective approach to cervical cancer control continues to be screening through the preventive Papanicolaou test (Pap test). This study analyzes the knowledge of university students of health science programs as well as undergraduate courses in other areas of knowledge on important questions regarding HPV. METHOD: Four hundred and seventy-three university students completed a questionnaire assessing their overall knowledge regarding HPV infection, cervical cancer, and the Pap test. A descriptive analysis is presented, and multivariate analysis using logistic regression identified factors associated with HPV/cervical cancer information. RESULTS: Knowledge was higher for simple HPV-related and Pap test questions but was lower for HPV interrelations with genital warts and cervical cancer. Being from the health science fields and having high income were factors associated with greater knowledge. Only the minority of the participants recognized all the situations that increased the risk of virus infection presented in the questionnaire. CONCLUSIONS: These findings highlight the need for educational campaigns regarding HPV infection, its potential as a cervical cancer agent and the forms of prevention available.

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Awareness of different forms of child abuse among Beni Suef University students: descriptive survey

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences ◽

10.1186/s41935-019-0174-y ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Nermeen N. Welson ◽

Yasmen A. Mohamed

Keyword(s):

Child Abuse ◽

University Students ◽

Corporal Punishment ◽

Female Genital Mutilation ◽

Psychological Problems ◽

Health Science ◽

Physical Child Abuse ◽

Genital Mutilation ◽

Science College ◽

Female Genital

Abstract Background Child abuse is a worldwide phenomenon that can cause intense long-term aftereffects. Aim To evaluate the awareness of Beni Suef University students about different forms of child abuse as well as the size, causes, and complications of this problem in our society and determine the prevalence of physical child abuse. Methods The study included 1688 students from health science and non-health science colleges of Beni Suef University, Egypt. The study participants were asked to answer a questionnaire of two parts. The first part included questions about demographic data and personal experience of child abuse, and the second part included questions about opinions of participants on child abuse to assess their awareness and if there was any difference in the level of awareness between students of health science colleges and those of non-health science colleges. Results Health science college students were more life satisfied and felt more loved. Only 28.91% of the included students were not exposed to child abuse, while 12.59% of them suffered from wounds or fractures as a result of the abuse they were exposed to. About one third of the students thought that the commonest form of child abuse is verbal punishment such as threatening or humiliation and that the age at the greatest risk for abuse was the primary school age. About 68.36% of students thought that sexual abuse is a huge problem in our society. Only 21.56% of students disapproved child corporal punishment. More than half of the students stated that the most dangerous complication of child abuse is psychological problems such as depression. Most of the included students would talk to the child’s parents and advise them if they saw a case of abuse, while the least would call the police. Only half of the students disapproved female genital mutilation (FGM). The strongest predictive factors for FGM approval were rural residence and male sex. Students mainly thought that FGM is a social habit that is carried out for ethical causes. About half of the students approved legal punishment by the court for FGM performers. Conclusion A significant proportion of the students experienced physical child abuse which left no injuries in most cases; males and first academic year students show more exposure to abuse. Moreover, most of the students think that child corporal punishment can be allowed although about half of them think that the most dangerous aftereffect of child abuse is psychological problems. Lack of reporting the exposure to child abuse is explained by the largest percentage of students to be due to lack of awareness. Rural resident males show more approval of female genital mutilation. A significant lack of awareness about FGM complications is observed in both groups (the health science and non-health science college groups) and the opinions of both groups are very close.

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Alcohol and Drug Use in European University Health Science Students: Relationship with Self-Care Ability

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16245042 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (24) ◽

pp. 5042 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Natura Colomer-Pérez ◽

Elena Chover-Sierra ◽

Rut Navarro-Martínez ◽

Virginia Andriusevičienė ◽

Eugenia Vlachou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Alcohol Intake ◽

Illicit Drugs ◽

Drugs Of Abuse ◽

Self Care ◽

Health Science ◽

The Self ◽

European University ◽

Care Agency

Background: Drug abuse in university students is an emerging social and health issue. The present study assesses alcohol and abuse of other illicit drugs and the adverse consequences related to such use and its relationship with self-care agency among European university students. Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was performed among 592 European students from different health science degrees. The screening of alcohol abuse was evaluated with the Alcohol Use Disorder Test (AUDIT), and the screening for substance-related risks and problems was conducted with the Car, Relax, Alone, Forget, Friends, Trouble (CRAFFT) screening test. We analyzed the relationship of substance abuse with self-care agency, assessed by the Appraisal of Self-Care Agency Scale (ASA). Results: 51.4% of the surveyed students reported alcohol intake, 16.6% of the students consumed both alcohol and cannabis, 1.6 % reported alcohol and other illicit drugs, and 3.7% consumed alcohol, marijuana, and other illicit drugs (73.3% of students reported alcohol intake alone or together with cannabis/hashish and/or other illicit drugs). The self-care agency scores were significantly different among groups in relation to certain sociodemographic factors such as gender (p = 0.008) and country of residence (p = 0.031). The self-care agency scores significantly correlated (p = 0.001) with the personal motivations and consequences related to the consumption of drugs of abuse evaluated by the CRAFFT screening tool. Within the ASA domains, the most significant effects were observed regarding the subdomains of resources, awareness, and health behaviors. Conclusions: Self-care agency should be promoted to counteract the health and social consequences of the consumption of drugs of abuse among university students who will be future health care professionals.

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