ObjectivesThough dissertation is mandatory for postgraduates (PG), it is unknown if adequate knowledge on plagiarism exists at that level. Thus, we intended to study the knowledge and attitude towards plagiarism among junior doctors in India.DesignCross-sectional studySettingPG medical residents and Junior faculty from various teaching institutions across south India.ParticipantsA total of N=786 doctors filled the questionnaires of which approximately 42.7% were from government medical colleges (GMCs) and the rest from private institutions.MethodsParticipants were given a pretested semistructured questionnaire which contained: (1) demographic details; (2) a quiz developed by Indiana University, USA to assess knowledge and (3) Attitudes towards Plagiarism Questionnaire (ATPQ).Outcome measuresThe Primary outcome measure was knowledge about plagiarism. The secondary outcome measure was ATPQ scores.ResultsA total of N=786 resident doctors and junior faculty from across 11 institutions participated in this study. Of this, 42.7% were from GMCs and 60.6% were women. The mean (SD) knowledge score was 4.43 (1.99) out of 10. The factors (adjusted OR; 95% CI; p value) that emerged as significant predictors of knowledge were number of years in profession (−0.181; −0.299 to –0.062; 0.003), no previous publication (0.298; 0.099 to 0.498; 0.003) and working in a GMC (0.400; 0.106 to 0.694; 0.008). The overall mean (SD) scores of the three attitude components were: Permissive attitudes—37.33 (5.33), critical attitudes —20.32 (4.82) and subjective norms—31.05 (4.58), all of which corresponded to the moderate category.ConclusionParticipants lacked adequate knowledge on how to avoid plagiarism suggesting a need for a revamp in medical education curriculum in India by incorporating research and publication ethics.
Background and objectives. Gluten-related disease affects less than 1% population and is not considered of relevance at the public health level. However, the consumption of a gluten-free diet has been most commonly adopted as a special diet worldwide in the recent past. In the present study, we investigated the association of gluten intake and diabetic Wistar albino rats.
Methods. Thirty adult Wistar rats were randomly divided into five groups: control, diabetic, and test treated with pure gluten (100, 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight). Diabetes was induced in rats by intraperitoneal injection of Streptozotocin (65 mg/kg) after a dose of nicotinamide (110 mg/kg). Body weight, fasting blood glucose levels, postprandial blood glucose levels and histopathology of the pancreas were compared.
Results. Fasting blood glucose levels and postprandial blood glucose were significantly higher in diabetes animals but there were no significant changes in gluten treated groups. Other parameters were not significantly changed among different groups.
Conclusions. Gluten at doses 100 mg/kg, 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg is not a diabetogenic diet and hence it needs not be excluded from diet for the prevention and management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
According to a WHO report, approximately 55 million people in India are still living in poverty as a result of household out-of-pocket expenses for health care, particularly medications. Thus, it is imperative to keep healthcare costs as low as possible without limiting access to high-quality care. Increasing the use of generic medications can raise affordability of healthcare without sacrificing the standard of care. Doctors' prescriptions play an extremely significant role. In order to identify potential obstacles to the use of generic drugs, it may be helpful to understand the doctor's perspective about generic drugs.A cross-sectional study was carried out using a validated questionnaire that included questions to evaluate the participant’s knowledge and attitude on generic medicines. Data was collected using google forms and Chi square test was used to list association of knowledge and attitude.It was observed that attitude among interns were extremely significant whereas the knowledge was insignificant.According to the study, knowledge about generic drugs were not significant however they had significant attitude towards it so educating interns and medical students about generic drugs will promote more awareness about prescribing generic medicine.
Introduction: Self-medication is said to be widely practiced among students perceiving careers in medical and health related courses and learning pharmacology might further influence this practice. Hence this study is done to assess the knowledge, attitude and self-medication practices among first and second year paramedical students & to assess the role of studying Pharmacology in this behavior. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during May 2017 with a self-structured and pre-validated questionnaire. Study population consisted of two groups, mainly 1 st and 2 nd year paramedical students who have completed the Pharmacology course. Data were analyzed using descriptive analyses. Results: 95% of respondents from group I and 93% from group II have practiced self-medication at least once. 3.8% of respondents had experienced adverse effects. Drugs commonly used for self-medication were analgesics (58% of group I & 49% of group II) antibiotics (32% of group I & 40% of group II). Awareness about dosage, ADR's, antibiotic resistance was significantly higher in group II. Both groups demonstrated adequate knowledge regarding self-medication. Conclusion: Second year paramedical students had a better knowledge about self-medication, which reflects the influence of medical training.
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