Background: Consumption of caffeine in adequate quantities has no adverse effects, but prolonged consumption makes it addictive. Medical students especially Interns due to their long working hours often indulge in excessive caffeine consumption. Objectives were to assess the knowledge of caffeine addiction among the medical interns, to assess the pattern of caffeine dependence among them and to calculate the caffeine dependence among them. Methods: It is a cross sectional descriptive study conducted among 124 medical interns of Trichy SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre using a pre-tested, self-administered questionnaire.Results: High level of knowledge was found in 47 (37.90%) participants, moderate level in 34 (27.41%) participants and low level of knowledge was found in 47 (34.67%) participants. The most preferred beverage was coffee 70 (56.45%) persons and second was tea 32 (25.80%). Majority of the study population 110 (88.7%) started consuming caffeinated products only after 5 years of age. Head ache 51 (41.12%) and exam durations 50 (40.32%) were common occasions of high caffeine intake. Among the study population, major group had either no 99 (79.83%) or just thirst 10 (8.06%) as withdrawal symptoms. Only 19.35% of them had caffeine dependence. Conclusions: Though the dependence level is low, the magnitude of the problem is big and self-awareness of this dreadful habit is necessary. Thus, prompt recognition of symptoms of dependence, tolerance and intoxication is necessary to avoid them falling a prey to this habit in the future.
Background: Tobacco usage and alcohol consumption is a serious health issue to the society for ages. The consumption of alcohol and tobacco usage leads to medical and societal issues. An assessment of the pattern of tobacco usage and alcohol consumption in adult population is important to estimate the burden, and the risk factors associated with the same on the rural communities. There is a strong impact on the prevalence of NCDs by reduction in the usage of tobacco and alcohol products in the forthcoming decades. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural field practice area of a medical college, using pre-validated, semi-structured questionnaire amongst 275 study participants a rural area. The adults aged 18 years and above who were currently using tobacco products and consuming alcohol were selected by simple random sampling using the tobacco assessment and AUDIT questionnaire for alcohol consumption. Results: The results showed a significant association between all the socio-demographic variables (except for gender) in the usage of tobacco products; the study found higher literacy levels in using the products more frequently. The age distribution, family arrangement and socio-economic status were associated with alcohol consumption as well. In the multivariate regression the socio-economic class were associated with alcohol consumption. Conclusions: The interventions should be targeted at the family and community level. There is a need for health education programs and de-addiction camps.
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