BACKGROUND The prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease varies in different parts of the world. There are no population based studies in Nigeria. The main objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux disease in a population of Nigerian medical students. METHODS The Carlsson-Dent questionnaire was administered to medical students i...

s | 11 inverse correlation with plasma cortisol in males, whereas no correlation was seen in females Changes in the expression of TSPO were not accompanied by changes in cortisol. In conclusion, alterations in the expression of TSPO seem to be a sensitive indicator of stress. PS31 Early maladaptive schemes among young Moroccan students I. Jaouahir1, F-Z. Azzaoui2, A. Ahami1, M. Faid3 1Equip of ...

s | 11 inverse correlation with plasma cortisol in males, whereas no correlation was seen in females Changes in the expression of TSPO were not accompanied by changes in cortisol. In conclusion, alterations in the expression of TSPO seem to be a sensitive indicator of stress. PS31 Early maladaptive schemes among young Moroccan students I. Jaouahir1, F-Z. Azzaoui2, A. Ahami1, M. Faid3 1Equip of ...

BACKGROUND College students are at risk of depression. This risk may be increased by the experience of childhood adversity and/or recent stressors. This study examined the association between reported experiences of childhood adversity, recent stressors and depression during the last 12 months in a cohort of South African university students. METHODS Six hundred and eighty-six first year stud...

This study determined students' perception of the influence of alcohol and drug usage on adolescents' sexual behaviours in Nigeria. The instrument for data collection was a researcher-made questionnaire. The population for the study comprised all students in government secondary schools in Enugu state, Nigeria. The sample was made up of 600 students randomly selected from the population. Means,...

BACKGROUND University students have a higher prevalence rate of depression than the average 18 to 24 year old. Internet self-help has been demonstrated to be effective in decreasing self-rated measures of depression in this population, so it is important to explore the awareness, access and use of such self-help resources in this population. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to explore...

Introduction: Dyslexia is a common condition. Estimates suggest it effects approximately 10% of the worldwide population, and 1.7% of UK medical students. This review aimed to explore the existing literature concerning the exam performance of medical students with dyslexia. Methods: A Review of Medline, ERIC, PsychInfo, The Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar was conducted in accordance with t...

Article history: Received 17 October 2010 Received in revised form 30 November 2011 Accepted 13 April 2012 Available online 21 April 2012 China's central government incrementally introduced various kinds of student financial aid since the late 1990s in response to public concerns about the rising burden of college prices. Despite the marked increase in financial assistance from governmental as ...

The purpose of this study was to measure the impact on students’ conceptual understanding of mechanics by adding ranking tasks into the modeling curriculum. In the past, the investigators noticed that students’ successful completion of physics courses taught with the modeling method did not always increase students’ conceptual understanding of the content or their mathematical problem solving s...

BACKGROUND Little research has given consideration to how people's weight control behaviors may moderate the relationships between nutrition and body mass index (BMI) in large cross-sectional studies. The objective of the current study is to determine how attempts to lose weight confound the relationships between nutrition behaviors and BMI among a population of predominately overweight adolesc...