OBJECTIVES To explore qualitative and quantitative changes in attitudes and experiences of medical students following a special study suicide prevention module. DESIGN Pilot study. SETTING The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. PARTICIPANTS A 2-week intensive special studies module was delivered to third- and fourth-year medical students in June 2011. The module was elective and involved...

Students' attitudes toward and reasons for choosing careers are of great interest for educational systems around the world. The aims of this study were to investigate Iranian dental students' motivations in choosing dentistry as a career and their attitudes toward their future profession. A cross-sectional study of a group of 219 out of 225 (response rate: 97 percent) final-year dental students...

This research sought to find out the lived experiences of married postgraduate students at UNZA regarding marriage mate selection. The study used a qualitative methodology as well Case Study its design towards data collection. was collected using semi-structured interview guided questions. sample selection 16 in total which included 8 males and female participants. general literature overview t...

background nowadays, it is essential to appreciate the mental health status of all people specially students because they experience different kinds of emotional stress. mental health status of students who work in different sections of the hospital, like operation rooms is affected by stressful factors. the aim of the investigation was to study the mental health within the operation rooms stud...

UNLABELLED Hazardous use of alcohol continues to be recognized as a problem at the university level. Knowledge regarding alcohol consumption in healthcare professional students is limited, especially in regards to pharmacy students. Much of the information available focuses on pharmacy student drinking patterns in specific geographic regions or is simply outdated. OBJECTIVE This study was des...

Social capital includes collective features such as social trust, norms, and networks. This paper examines social capital-related variables against demographic, socioeconomic and geographic characteristics of 87,134 adult distance-learning students from Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University.We have found economic stress to be higher in non-married groups, lower income groups, and those residin...

the prevalence and factors influencing the prevalence and severity of dysmenorrhea were studied in 768 female university students aged from 17.s to 44.2 years enrolled at the kerman university of medical sciences and two teachers' training colleges. the overall prevalence of dysmenorrhea in this population was 72% 10.2% reported severe dysmenorrhea. the overall prevalence as well as the pr...

OBJECTIVE University students' mental health affects not only their educational achievements, but also their professional future. The authors assessed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, depression, and aggression among students of three major universities in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS In 2008, 470 students were entered into the study using a convenience sampling method. The three measurement to...