South East Asia Journal of Medical Sciences
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Assess the Factors Affecting Academic Performance of the Nursing Students of Selected Nursing Colleges, Rajasthan
Get PDFIntroduction: Students are the key assets of colleges & universities. The students' performance plays an important role in producing best quality graduates who will become great leaders and manpower for the country. Nursing as a healthcare profession is focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so that they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. There are various reasons for unsatisfactory academic performance among nursing students such as lack of parental guidance, language barrier, academic factors, personal factors, college related factors etc. Objectives: (1) To assess the factors affecting academic performance of B.Sc. Nursing Students. (2) To find out the association between factors affecting academic performance with selected socio demographic variables. Methodology: A non experimental, descriptive exploratory survey approach was used for the study. Data was collected from 100 B.Sc. Nursing students from Rajasthan by adopting Non probability consecutive sampling technique. Self- structured rating scale was used to assess the factors affecting academic performance. Results: Major findings related to socio- demographic variables showed that Majority of students were belongs to the age group of 19-20 years (36%). Out of 100 students, 63% were male students, 38% of students had chosen profession as it has noble nature, 48% of students have scored in range of 50-59% at previous year university exam. Findings related to area wise comparison of mean, SD , mean % of factors affecting academic performance of B.Sc. Nursing students shown that highest mean score (28.04±8.24) which is (25.59%) of the total score was obtained in the area of test anxiety. However, the other areas like study strategy (19±4.01), academic competence (18.63±4.95), teacher related aspect (17.47±4.32),test competence (13.22±3.19), time management (13.21±3.35) were having less percentage. Conclusion: Focusing efforts to understand these factors further would be helpful for students in enhancing their academic performance. Efficient counseling services regarding these techniques along with stress management programs could also assist students in achieving academic success
Family Functioning and Disability: A Study on mothers of Mentally Disabled Children
Get PDFAim: The present study aims to explore the perception that mothers of mentally disabled children have of their family functioning, measuring: the dynamics of the familiar functioning; the perception that the parental couple has about parenting and family functioning; the similarities between fathers and mothers in the perception of these dimensions. Materials and Methods: The sample included 50 mothers of mentally disabled children. The sample was taken from selected special school. They completed: Family Assessment tool was used to assess specific aspects of family functioning, such as problem solving, communication, roles, affective response and involvement, behavioral control and general functioning; Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales to measure family adaptability and cohesion. Results: Shows that highest percentage (40%) of the sample was in the age group of 20-25years. shows that maximum percentage (68%) of mothers had average family function 20% had poor family function , and 5% very poor family function. The parents of disabled daughters showed significantly higher on following scales: cohesion, communication and satisfaction. In contrast, the parents who have male sons showed high scores in the scale of flexibility. Parents of children with autism reported higher scores than the parents of children with pervasive developmental disorders in the following scales: cohesion, communication and satisfaction. Conclusions: Children depend on their parents and caregivers for stability, safety, support, and assistance in helping them make sense of adverse events and life challenges. By strengthening community support and attending to parent and caregiver needs and well-being, family-serving professionals will be doing their utmost to ensure that the special children and their families thrive
Exploring the decision-making power of Bangladeshi women of reproductive age: Results from a national survey
Get PDFEmpowerment is personal, multi-dimensional and latent phenomenon that is difficult to measure directly. Bangladesh is a developing country in South Asia and women population of the country is almost equal to the male with the male dominant norms. It was aimed to look into the decision making authority and gender role of Bangladeshi women of reproductive age group. Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2014 data was used for the study. A total of 17,863 women of reproductive age were included in this study. The mean age of the respondents was 31 years. About 23.5% respondents had no education and only 11.6% completed primary education. It was found that 68.5% respondents were working and about 73.6% respondents had no NGO (non-governmental organization) membership. Respondents from richest background were more likely to take their own decisions. Urban residence and with higher educational attainment were more likely to take their own decisions. Working status and membership to NGO are significantly associated with decision making power of women. The study revealed that women from urban area, with NGO membership and employed were more empowered. Poor attainment of primary education, low employment, and few NGO memberships are seemed to be the hindrance in women empowerment in Bangladesh.
Keywords: Women empowerment, Decision-making, Health seeking behavior, BDHS, Bangladesh
Rapid cycling bipolar disorder, pathogenesis to treatment: A case report and review
Get PDFIn this paper, we discuss a case report along with literature review focusing on background information, pathogenesis, biomarkers and potential treatment options for Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disorder.
Keywords: Rapid cycling (RC), Bipolar Disorder (BD), Pathophysiology
Onychophasia - A case report
Get PDFBody focused repetitive behaviors are frequently seen in individuals with obsessive compulsive disorders. These behaviors range from repetitive hand washing to more severe forms such as onychophagia. We report a case of severe onychophagia wherein the patient despite receiving pharmacological treatment for obsessive compulsive disorder was unable to control her impulse to compulsively bite her nails. Repetitive nail biting led to the patient being treated for bacterial infections, debridement and subsequent digital amputations. Cases of severe onychophagia are seldom seen in clinical practice therefore an awareness regarding early identification of the signs and symptoms and up to date management are crucial for practicing clinicians. As illustrated in this case report, pharmacotherapy as well as intense psychotherapy is essential for the long-term effective management of this chronic ailment that can gravely affect the quality of an individual's life