International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Lisa Sarangi
Department of Community Medicine Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital, Bhubaneswar, IndiaPublications
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Research
A Cross-Sectional Study on Psychosocial Factors Influencing Eating Habits among Students in a Private Medical College, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Author(s): Subhasri Subhadarsini, Lisa Sarangi*, Subhasish Dwari and Subhrajeet Dash
Background: Poor eating habits which include meal skipping, frequent snacking, and fast food consumption along with substance abuse and physical inactivity have been rampant among young adults experiencing the transition into college life. Medical training is perhaps the toughest undergraduate program draining a student physically, mentally, and emotionally. As future physicians, ignoring a healthy lifestyle are more likely to fail to establish health-promoting opportunities for their patient’s. Objectives: To find out the eating habits among the medical students studying in a medical college and to determine the psycho-social factors associated with the eating habits among these medical students. Materials and Method: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 156 medical students (both boys and girls) of a private medical college, Bhubaneswar for seven days using .. Read More»
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