A Study on Health Profile of First Year Medical Students in A Medical College of North Andhra Pradesh
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 5
Abstract
Background: Well motivated health professionals can be good role models for the communities. Detection of predisposing factors of diseases like hypertension, Diabetes, obesity, anemia etc. is vital in modification of life style diseases particularly in teenagers. Prevalence studies of risk factors of non-communicable diseases and other predisposing factors of ill health in medical students are very few. So the main aim of this study is to know the prevailing risk factorsandto educate the students about Preventive measures. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted on 149 first year medical students at Gayatri Vidya Parishad Institute of Health Care and Medical Technology, Visakhapatnam, India. A predesigned and pretested schedule was prepared for collecting data which includes basic information of the students, risk factors of noncommunicable diseases like high blood pressure, high sugar levels and obesity followed by anthropometric measurements height, weight ,Waist–Hip Ratio and investigations like blood groups, Haemoglobin (Hb)% and Random blood sugar(RBS) tests using standard WHO criteria . Results: 8.7% students were obese and 22.1% were overweight. 40 % of students were prehypertensives and only 2.7% were hypertensives. 24.2% showed above normal Waist Hip Ratio (WHR). Overall percentage of anemia was 28.19%. Conclusion: The findings of this study forms the base line information on some of the prevailing noncommunicable diseases for keeping a track of them in students in the years to come. The first year medical students are future health care professionals. Therefore it is essential to give health education and inculcate preventive and control measures among them. High prevalence of overweight /obesity and anaemia is an alarming feature which need to be emphasized to change life styles of medical students.
Authors and Affiliations
Kailash Rao Koneti, SatyanarayanaRaju M, RaviKiran E, Ramasankaram K
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