Rehman Rehana, Syed Sadiqa, Hussain Mehwish, Shaikh Saifullah
Department of Physiology, Bahria University Medical and Dental College, Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2013 Apr;63(4):495-500.
To assess and compare knowledge, attitudes and practices of male and female medical students of Karachi in the context of physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.
The cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted from January to December 2010, comprising randomly selected 800 male/female medical students in eight medical colleges of Karachi. The responses--'never,' 'sometimes,' 'mostly' and 'always' (numbered 0-4 )--were analysed in terms of frequency, proportion and percentages by Predictive Analysis Software (PASW) version 18. Chi-square test was applied for comparison of categorical aspects of wellness, and results were declared significant at p < 0.05.
Of the 800 questionnaires, 736 (92%) fully-completed questionnaires comprised the study universe. According to the survey, 503 (68.37%), 504 (68.45%) and 658 (89.35%) medical students were aware of the concept of physical, emotional and spiritual wellness respectively. Males had greater involvement in physical activity (p < 0.001), while females selected healthy diet (p < 0.03). The dimensions of physical and emotional wellness on an aggregate did not differ significantly in both genders, but knowledge and practices of spiritual wellness in females gave them direction to face episodes of anxiety for which males had to take help from mentors and psychologists (p < 0.034, p < 0.0001).
Spirituality, the key success factor in better wellness management, was found to be greater among female medical students.
在身体、情感和精神健康方面评估并比较卡拉奇市男女医学生的知识、态度和行为。
2010年1月至12月进行了基于问卷调查的横断面研究，随机选取了卡拉奇市八所医学院的800名男女医学生。通过预测分析软件（PASW）18版，对“从不”“有时”“大多时候”和“总是”（编号为0 - 4）的回答进行频率、比例和百分比分析。采用卡方检验比较健康状况的分类方面，p < 0.05时结果具有统计学意义。
800份问卷中，736份（92%）完整问卷构成了研究总体。根据调查，分别有503名（68.37%）、504名（68.45%）和658名（89.35%）医学生知晓身体、情感和精神健康的概念。男性更多地参与体育活动（p < 0.001），而女性选择健康饮食（p < 0.03）。总体而言，男女在身体和情感健康维度上没有显著差异，但女性在精神健康方面的知识和行为使她们有应对焦虑情绪的方法，而男性则不得不向导师和心理学家寻求帮助（p < 0.034，p < 0.0001）。
研究发现，精神健康作为更好地管理健康的关键成功因素，在女医学生中更为突出。
