Results: This study revealed that there was a positive correlation between preadmission grades of students and their academic performance throughout the five year period of medical college. There was no significant difference (p-value >0.05) between the academic performances of students from parents of medical background as compared to those from parents without any medical background. The performances of students living in hostels were almost same as their counterparts who were day scholars (p-value>0.05). The overall performance of students was better in the final years of medical colleges as compared to the initial years with females performing better than males. Conclusion: The findings of this study support the fact that pre admission grades may prove to be a predictor of performance later in professional college life. Factors like parent occupation and place of accommodation have little role in predicting the academic achievement of medical students. Learning though interactive manner tend to help in achieving better grades as compared to students who learn through less interactive/didactic lecture technique. Key words:Predicting factors, medical education, achievement, student performance, parent occupation. Article Citation: Batool H, Mumtaz A, Chughtai AS, Sadaqat A, Shah SIA. Academic Performance; a descriptive study based on academic performance of MBBS students of central park medical college over a period of five years.
Postpartum period along with pregnancy are considered to be emotionally susceptible periods. The association between emotional or psychiatric disorders and postpartum period has been documented since Hippocratic times. Hormonal changes have been implicated, along with multiple factors in the development of depression associated with postpartum period. Moreover, maternal depression can have devastating effects on neonate as well. This study explores an important area to assess the magnitude of problem in our setup, so that appropriate evaluation of mental health status and up-to-date management can be planned. Objective: To find out psychiatric morbidity among females presenting during postpartum period at a tertiary care hospital in Lahore. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Central Park Teaching Hospital, Lahore. One Hundred women presenting in peripartum period were included in the study, using purposive sampling technique. After an informed consent participant's bio data was recorded. A structured proforma was used for psychiatric evaluation of the cases, which contained social and demographic details along with questions from Edinburgh postnatal depression scale. Psychiatric diagnosis was made according to DSM-5. Severity of illness was assessed using Hamilton rating scale for depression and Hamilton anxiety rating scale. Results: Postpartum follow up of 100 females revealed that 18% developed psychiatric morbidity. 13 had major depressive disorder and 5 females had anxiety disorder. There was no case of puerperal psychosis in any of the females postpartum in this study. Psychiatric morbidity and age group between 18-25 years (20.6%) showed significant correlation. Similarly, higher incidence of psychiatric morbidity was observed in women living in nuclear household (24.1%). Conclusion: Psychiatric morbidities are common among females during postpartum period. Major depression is the commonest one. Therefore assessment for depression should be included in routine obstetric follow-ups. Key Words: psychiatric morbidity, major depression, anxiety disorder, puerperal psychosis, postpartum females.
Objectives: To explore the factors affecting academic performance ofundergraduate MBBS students in Central Park Medical College Lahore. Background: Inmedical education, academic achievement tends to be an important aspect of professionaldevelopment later in the life of medical graduates. In Pakistan, pre-admission grades are oneof the most important criteria for admission in medical colleges. Several other factors are alsobelieved to play an important role to predict performance of undergraduate students in medicalcolleges. A detailed study of these factors can help to improve the performance of studentsin medical colleges. Study Design: Cross-sectional analytical study. Setting: Central ParkMedical College, Lahore. Materials and methods:Two MBBS batches (n=200) of Central ParkMedical College. Student data regarding gender, parent occupation, being a boarder or dayscholar, marks scored in F.sc and MCAT along with the score obtained in all professionalexaminations was collected. The data was analyzed using SPSS 23.0. Results: Thisstudy revealed that there was a positive correlation between preadmission grades of studentsand their academic performance throughout the five year period of medical college. Therewas no significant difference (p-value >0.05) between the academic performances ofstudents from parents of medical background as compared to those from parents withoutany medical background. The performances of students living in hostels were almost same astheir counterparts who were day scholars (p-value>0.05). The overall performance of studentswas better in the final years of medical colleges as compared to the initial years with femalesperforming better than males. Conclusion: The findings of this study support the fact that preadmission grades may prove to be a predictor of performance later in professional college life.Factors like parent occupation and place of accommodation have little role in predicting theacademic achievement of medical students. Learning though interactive manner tend to helpin achieving better grades as compared to students who learn through less interactive/didacticlecture technique.
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