Mental Health Associated with the Teaching of Medicolegal Autopsy among Medical Students in Sikkim School of Medicine | Chapter 7 | Achievements and Challenges of Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 2

Background: Contemplating the curriculum of an Indian Medical Undergraduate, the demonstration of autopsy is still considered to be the cornerstone of Forensic Medicine. A medicolegal autopsy has always been perceived negatively by the public either due to their religious beliefs or due to their preconceived notions or fear of handling dead bodies’ associated with laws. Considering these prejudices, a study was undertaken not only to assess the knowledge, attitude & perception of a medical undergraduate but also to understand the reflection of this societal stigma on a medical student. It was these reasons that led to the study of Mental Health Associated with the Teaching of Medicolegal Autopsy among Medical Students in Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University to specifically determine how knowledge, attitude & practice influence the mental health of medical students while learning medicolegal autopsy in forensic medicine.

Materials and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional and triangulation designs were used in the survey and interviews of 200 medical students pursuing medicine in SMIMS, Gangtok, Sikkim who participated voluntarily in the study wherein structured questionnaire in Google form was distributed through Google link validated through their electronic mail i.d. & registration number.

Results: Out of 191 medical students, the number of students was predominantly females with a ratio of 1:1.30 (M: F). 87.96% of the students knew that the medicolegal autopsy is done for all sudden, suspicious & unexpected deaths, and 90.05% of students strongly affirmed that the medicolegal autopsy ascertains the cause of death. The spectrum of ease with which the students watched the autopsy was almost along the same wavelength, 27.75% of students were comfortable, 25.13% were uncomfortable, 17.80% were indifferent and 29.32% were not yet exposed (due to online teaching). The majority of students (93.72%) are interested in watching more postmortem examinations being done than dissecting themselves, fearing that the dead person being dissected may arise while in the process of dissecting the corpse.

Conclusions: The attitude of the students was confident towards autopsy & awareness among the participants was found to be acceptable. However, there were still a lot of prejudices that needed to be addressed through open discussion, logical explanation & scientific declaration at regular intervals to remove fear & negate any rudimentary beliefs or ideologies associated with medicolegal autopsies in Forensic Medicine.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Karma Mingur Diki Bhutia
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

Sankha Subhra Debbarma
Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.

 

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Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitude, and Approaches Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic among the General Population in a Suburban City of Western India: A Cross-sectional Study | Chapter 3 | Disease and Health Research: New Insights Vol. 11

Background: The ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was first reported following an outbreak of respiratory tract illness in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province, in Central China on 29th December 2019 [1-3]. As of 14 June 2020, there have been 7,860,524 confirmed cases of COVID-19 including 431,918 deaths in 213 countries and territories around the world. The aim of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) regarding the COVID-19 pandemic among the general population.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the general population residing in Navi Mumbai, India, by distributing an online-based predesigned, prevalidated, and semi-structured survey questionnaire through social media from 20 April to 27 April 2020. The survey instrument consisted of questions based on demographic characteristics, followed by knowledge (12 questions), attitude (11 questions), and practices (5 questions). Individuals above 18 years of age, able to understand the English language, and willing to voluntarily consent were included in the study. The final results were expressed as mean with standard deviation and p<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. The final analysis was done using Epi Info software (version 3.4.3) and Microsoft Excel 2013 (Microsoft Office version 15.0).

Results: A total of 817 participants were included in the study. The mean knowledge score was 10.04±1.52 with an overall accurate response rate of 83.70%. Most of the participants had a positive attitude regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. A positive correlation was found between level of education with mean knowledge scores as well as positive attitude towards COVID-19 using the Kruskal-Wallis H test (non-parametric ANOVA), which was statistically significant (p<0.001). The majority of participants followed infection prevention guidelines, including the use of a facemask (94.61%), appropriate hand hygiene practices (93.26%), maintaining social distancing (97.42%), and avoiding direct personal contact through handshake/hugging (97.42%).

Conclusions: The study highlights the importance of a level of education with correct knowledge, a positive attitude, and appropriate practices. The information can further assist policymakers in predicting success or making necessary modifications with respect to infection mitigation measures based on the knowledge, attitude, and practices of the targeted population. A higher level of education helps to improve compliance of infection preventive measures formulated by policymakers among the general population which translates into improved overall outcomes and to focus on targeted interventions.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Jatin Badgujar
Department of Traumatology and Surgery, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

 

Rahul Kadam
Department of Orthopaedics, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

 

Gaurav Sharma
Department of Traumatology and Surgery, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra,
India.

 

Akshay Shah
Department of Orthopaedics, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

 

Nisha Relwani
Department of Community Medicine, MGM Medical College, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

 

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Assessment of Awareness and Optimal Utilization of Personal Protective Equipment during COVID-19 Pandemic by Health Care Workers | Chapter 4 | Current Innovations in Disease and Health Research Vol. 1

 This phase provides an overview of information, attitude and practices (KAP) concerning the use of PPE during COVID-19 pandemic with health care workers at a after second care center. This cross-sectional study was administered among Health Care Workers (HCW) including all inmate doctors and nursing staff occupied at Mahatma Gandhi Missions’ (MGM) hospital that is a dedicatedCovid-19 tertiary health management center situated in Navi Mumbai, India. A pre-designed, pre-legalized, semi-organized questionnaire regarding the use of PPE was delivered online to eligible HCW and their answers were recorded electronically betwixt April 14, 2020 and April 20, 2020. A total of 423 out of 475 eligible players successfully submitted their reactions and were included in the study which included younger resident doctors (55.70%), senior resident doctors (19.60%) and suckling staff (24.60%). The Mean total information score was 4.169 ± 1.006 with an overall correct response rate of 75.8%. The result of gratuity paid ANOVA indicated that there is meaningful difference in the mean total information score according to designation (F=6602, p<.01) accompanying improved knowledge score visualized in HCW with higher delegation. Frontline HCW are at increased risk of achieving nosocomial infection in hospital backgrounds as seen in outbreaks of transmissible catching diseases earlier. More than one-fifth (21%) of sufferers who acquired harsh acute respiring syndrome (SARS) which arose in 2002 were HCW. Majority of HCW had positive attitude and appropriate practices concerning the use of PPE. Appropriate utilization of PPE is intensely crucial to prevent broadcast of infection to health care traders and other cases. This will avoid collapse of existing health management system already loaded during universal. Completeness and accuracy of PPE usage depends on able knowledge, right attitude and correct practices of health management workers. Its estimate enables health experts to undertake quick key procedure decisions and invasions at various levels of health care.

Author(s) Details:

Jatin Vasudeo Badgujar,
BKL Walawalkar Rural Medical College and Hospital, Chiplun, Maharashtra, India.

Gaurav Mahesh Sharma,
MGM Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Kamothe, Navi-Mumbai, Maharashtra, India and Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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What do Students Want from a College? : A Critical Study of the Expectation of Students | Chapter 8 | Research Highlights in Language, Literature and Education Vol. 6

 Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) in India is 26.3, that is lower than the globe average and much lower than most of the grown countries. Although skilled could be many reasons for this reduced enrollment percentage, one of the main reason could be that students don’t receive what they are looking for in the institutes of university. A survey was conducted to determine what exactly scholars are looking for from the organization. The findings of the survey is bestowed in this paper.

Author(s) Details:

Narayan Bhat,
Director, Xavier Block, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.

Alwyn D’sa,
Registrar, St Aloysius College (Autonomous), Mangaluru, Karnataka, India.

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India’s New Drugs and Clinical Trial Rules: Perception and Perspectives of Indian Researchers | Book Publisher International

 Background/Purpose: Few studies have examined investigators' and ethics members' understanding of previous guidelines, as well as their perspectives on them. No study, however, has looked into the perceptions and viewpoints of Indian researchers on the most recent medications and clinical trial regulations for 2019. (NDCTR-19). The current study's goal is to find a solution to this problem.

Methods: The Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys was used to create a web-based online survey using a widely approved Google form with an already verified questionnaire. Participants were given a web URL to use in order to respond to the survey. Between July and September 2019, the data was gathered by emailing the link to several researchers across India. The perceptions and viewpoints of Indian scholars were expressed as a percentage (%) and a mean (%). (standard deviations).

The NDCTR-19 was perceived by 75 (70.8 percent) of the 106 researchers, including those from all zones (100 percent, p.0001). Changes to the timeframe, open post-trial drug passage, and embracing equality were all approved by 36 (63.2%), 32 (53.1%), and 31 (54.5%) of respondents, respectively. 37 people agreed that recent developments in severe adverse effects and compensation were beneficial (64.9 percent ). Furthermore, the majority of respondents felt that sharing the NDCTR-19 with other researchers, particularly those from the central zone, would impact the working atmosphere (100 percent, p.0001, respectively).

Conclusion: The findings suggest that the NDCTR-19 can help speed up clinical trials and expand India's pharmaceutical sector. The findings will be of interest to investigators as well as stakeholders from pharmaceutical corporations on a national and worldwide level.

Author(S) Details

Vishal Vennu
School of Pharmacy, Lingaya’s Vidyapeeth, Faridabad, India and Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Study on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Risk: Efficacy of Self-Assessment Test | Chapter 11 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 13

 The goal of this study was to see if an online questionnaire could accurately estimate the risk of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) in young women.

PCOS is a growing cause of morbidity in young women all over the world. This condition has been connected to exogenous factors such as irregular menses, hirsutism, and obesity. There are few standardised self-assessment tests based on easily observable traits that might help patients efficiently identify their PCOS risk in the Indian population.

Methods: Undergraduate women between the ages of 18 and 22 who were enrolled on a university campus completed the survey questionnaire. The self-assessment test has 19 questions with binary "yes" or "no" answers. For a total of 19 points, each "yes" received one point and each "no" received zero.

Women who had irregular menses (the test group) were compared to women who had regular menses (the control group) (control group).

Welch's modified t-test at 5% was used to determine the significance between the groups.

The clinical examination determined whether PCOS was present or not.

Results: A total of 1,544 women took part in the study. 262 (24.8 percent) of young women had an irregular menstrual cycle, according to the study. The control group had an average total score of 3.072.35, while the women with irregular menses had an average total score of 5.932.86. Twenty-one of the twenty-eight women who scored high on the Rotterdam criteria were diagnosed with PCOS.

Conclusions: The self-assessment test can be used to determine the risk of PCOS. When it comes to predicting the presence of PCOS, this test has a sensitivity and accuracy of 75%.

Author (S) Details

Jyoti Taneja
Department of Zoology, Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, Delhi, India.

Taruna Arora
Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Home Science, Delhi University, Delhi, India.

Anju Jain
Department of Zoology, Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, Delhi, India.

Chandra Mansukhani
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India.

Latika Bhalla
Department of Pediatrics, Ganga Ram Hospital, Delhi, India.

Sarita Nanda
Department of Biochemistry, Daulat Ram College, Delhi University, Delhi, India.

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