BACKGROUND Unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortion pose major health risks to women in the reproductive age group. Female undergraduates are particularly exposed to these risks. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge about complications and practice of abortion among female undergraduates of the University of Ibadan. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted using structured,...

For the past 12 years the Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology at the University of Kentucky has run an interdisciplinary neuroscience research experience for undergraduates. Over the years the programs funding sources and participant numbers have steadily increased, to a total of 16 undergraduates in the summer of 2003, supported with internal funds, state funds, and a Research Experience fo...

OBJECTIVE To determine frequency of substance abuse and the commonest substance of abuse among medical and non-medical undergraduates. STUDY DESIGN Survey report. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Dow International Medical College, Karachi, from June 2012 to August 2012. METHODOLOGY Semester VIII students from Dow International Medical College, Dow University of Health Sciences who visited the ...

In developing countries risky sexual behaviour among young people is on the increase. This study examined the likelihood of HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in reducing risky sexual behaviour among undergraduates in Lagos Metropolis in Nigeria. The main hypothesis tested in the study was the uptake of HCT is likely to reduce risky sexual behaviour among young undergraduates. A multistage sampl...

Our research studies investigated situations involving perceived social injustice. In the first study, we collected 79 items involving unjust situations from 213 undergraduate students. Then, 270 undergraduates completed a questionnaire evaluating the social injustice for these situations. The results of a factor analysis showed that these 79 unjust situations could be classified into four type...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effectiveness of video role play with structured feedback in improving undergraduate communication skills and application of knowledge in genitourinary medicine. DESIGN A blind, randomised, controlled trial. SUBJECTS AND SETTING Fourth year undergraduates attending a 5 week attachment in genitourinary medicine during 1997 at a London medical school. INTERVENTION...

Objective: To determine the eVectiveness of video role play with structured feedback in improving undergraduate communication skills and application of knowledge in genitourinary medicine. Design: A blind, randomised, controlled trial. Subjects and setting: Fourth year undergraduates attending a 5 week attachment in genitourinary medicine during 1997 at a London medical school. Intervention: A ...

In the recent decades harnessing advanced information technologies and their tremendous potential to improve quality of life for people all over world is becoming an urgent need than a luxury. Knowing full well that as innovative student-centred learning paradigm Education 4.0 creates favourable prerequisites developing valuable professional skills, abilities knowledge among Computer Engineerin...

University education is being criticized due to the least focus on development of life skills and their contributing sources among students. To investigate issue, a self-developed questionnaire was used obtain data from 400 undergraduates eight universities colleges. Results using descriptive statistics revealed that knowing living with oneself were reported exist majority undergraduates, while...