Background: Our aim was to study the cigarette smoking and its correlation with human semen quali... more Background: Our aim was to study the cigarette smoking and its correlation with human semen quality Material and methods: 300 male volunteers of age group 21 to 40 years, including 150 smokers and 150 nonsmokers were recruited for the study, following stringent exclusion criteria. Smokers further divided into subgroups according to number of cigarettes smoked per day as mild (≤10), moderate (11-20) and heavy smokers (≥ 21). Sperm motility and morphology were studied according to WHO manual. Results: Statistical analysis using ANOVA test showed that smokers had significantly lower percentage of spermatozoa with motility (grade ‘a’ and ‘b') and morphologically normal form. The percentage of sperms with head defects, midpiece defects and tail defects were also significantly higher in smokers (P<0.0001). These parameters were worse in the heavy smoking groups. Conclusion: There is inverse dose response relationship between cigarette smoking and sperm quality.
Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. Howe... more Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. However, studies about the same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional, questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural & urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 sca...
Introduction: Our aim was to study the correlation and effect of cigarette smoking on semen quali... more Introduction: Our aim was to study the correlation and effect of cigarette smoking on semen quality of men. Material and methods: 300 male volunteers of age group 21 to 40 years, including 150 smokers and 150 nonsmokers were recruited for the study, following stringent exclusion criteria. Smokers were divided into subgroups according to number of cigarettes smoked per day as mild ( ≤10), moderate (11-20) and heavy smokers ( ≥ 21). Semen parameters like volume, sperm density, motility were studied according to WHO manual. Results: Statistical analysis using ANOVA test showed that smokers had significantly lesser semen volume, poorer sperm density, lower percentage of spermatozoa with motility grade ‘a’ and ‘b' in the ejaculate. These parameters were worse in the heavy smokers. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates inverse dose response relationship between cigarette smoking and semen quality.
Introduction: In Indian educational setting, clinical examination is taught to I st M.B.B.S. stud... more Introduction: In Indian educational setting, clinical examination is taught to I st M.B.B.S. students in physiology. In auscultation, generally an acoustic stethoscope available in the market is used. It will be, however, interesting to teach auscultation with the help of electronic stethoscope, where they can amplify, record and playback various sounds. Secondly, there is scope of electronic stethoscope in rural setup and telemedicine. As learning through electronic stethoscopic auscultation will better equip students for future and the cost of available digital stethoscope is high, we decided to construct electronic stethoscope and use it in our educational setting and study the perception of electronic stethoscope designing and use in learning and clinical practice. Method: Acoustic stethoscope, rubber tubing, condenser mic, headphone cable with 3.5 mm jack, laptop and audacity software. The undergraduate students were demonstrated with the construction of electronic stethoscope,...
Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. Howe... more Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. However, studies about the same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional, questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1 st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural & urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 scale. This calls for further assessment of severity as well as depth of problem and intervention to take remedial measures to improve medical education.
Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. Howe... more Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. However, studies about the same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional, questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural & urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 scale. This calls for further assessment of severity as well as depth of problem and intervention to take remedial measures to improve medical education.
Background: Our aim was to study the cigarette smoking and its correlation with human semen quali... more Background: Our aim was to study the cigarette smoking and its correlation with human semen quality Material and methods: 300 male volunteers of age group 21 to 40 years, including 150 smokers and 150 nonsmokers were recruited for the study, following stringent exclusion criteria. Smokers further divided into subgroups according to number of cigarettes smoked per day as mild (≤10), moderate (11-20) and heavy smokers (≥ 21). Sperm motility and morphology were studied according to WHO manual. Results: Statistical analysis using ANOVA test showed that smokers had significantly lower percentage of spermatozoa with motility (grade ‘a’ and ‘b') and morphologically normal form. The percentage of sperms with head defects, midpiece defects and tail defects were also significantly higher in smokers (P<0.0001). These parameters were worse in the heavy smoking groups. Conclusion: There is inverse dose response relationship between cigarette smoking and sperm quality.
Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. Howe... more Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. However, studies about the same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional, questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural & urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 sca...
Introduction: Our aim was to study the correlation and effect of cigarette smoking on semen quali... more Introduction: Our aim was to study the correlation and effect of cigarette smoking on semen quality of men. Material and methods: 300 male volunteers of age group 21 to 40 years, including 150 smokers and 150 nonsmokers were recruited for the study, following stringent exclusion criteria. Smokers were divided into subgroups according to number of cigarettes smoked per day as mild ( ≤10), moderate (11-20) and heavy smokers ( ≥ 21). Semen parameters like volume, sperm density, motility were studied according to WHO manual. Results: Statistical analysis using ANOVA test showed that smokers had significantly lesser semen volume, poorer sperm density, lower percentage of spermatozoa with motility grade ‘a’ and ‘b' in the ejaculate. These parameters were worse in the heavy smokers. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates inverse dose response relationship between cigarette smoking and semen quality.
Introduction: In Indian educational setting, clinical examination is taught to I st M.B.B.S. stud... more Introduction: In Indian educational setting, clinical examination is taught to I st M.B.B.S. students in physiology. In auscultation, generally an acoustic stethoscope available in the market is used. It will be, however, interesting to teach auscultation with the help of electronic stethoscope, where they can amplify, record and playback various sounds. Secondly, there is scope of electronic stethoscope in rural setup and telemedicine. As learning through electronic stethoscopic auscultation will better equip students for future and the cost of available digital stethoscope is high, we decided to construct electronic stethoscope and use it in our educational setting and study the perception of electronic stethoscope designing and use in learning and clinical practice. Method: Acoustic stethoscope, rubber tubing, condenser mic, headphone cable with 3.5 mm jack, laptop and audacity software. The undergraduate students were demonstrated with the construction of electronic stethoscope,...
Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. Howe... more Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. However, studies about the same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional, questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1 st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural & urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 scale. This calls for further assessment of severity as well as depth of problem and intervention to take remedial measures to improve medical education.
Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. Howe... more Lately there is lot of increased concern about stress during undergraduate medical training. However, studies about the same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional, questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural & urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 scale. This calls for further assessment of severity as well as depth of problem and intervention to take remedial measures to improve medical education.
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same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional,
questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item
questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural &
urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 scale. This calls for further assessment of severity as well as depth of problem and intervention to take remedial measures to improve medical education.
same from Indian medical schools are limited. The objective of the study was to assess perceived stress. A cross-sectional,
questionnaire–based survey was carried out among 1st MBBS students of B J Govt. Medical College, Pune. A 14-item
questionnaire: perceived stress scale (PSS) was used to assess the stress perceived by the students. Mean PSS score in the study population (n=150) was 24.91(SD 7.31, that in female students (n=83) was 24.78 (SD 7.61) while the same for male students (n =67) was 25.07 (SD 6.97). Thus in the study, medical students reported a higher level of perceived stress. However, there is no significant difference found between sex nor among hostelers & day scholars groups and neither among the students from rural &
urban background for the perceived stress score. The students have shown a higher level of perceived stress by using the PSS-14 scale. This calls for further assessment of severity as well as depth of problem and intervention to take remedial measures to improve medical education.