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4 th year MBBS Students: Knowledge and Practice for Energy Drinks Consumption and their Side Effects

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dc.contributor.author MEHWISHARIF, MEHWISHARIF
dc.contributor.author HUSSAIN, RAFIA
dc.contributor.author NAZIR, AAVEZA
dc.contributor.author WASIM, AHMAD ZUNAIR
dc.contributor.author KHAN, ABDUL REHMAN
dc.contributor.author ARIF, KHAYYAM
dc.contributor.author MUNEER, MUHAMMAD
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-24T07:25:29Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-24T07:25:29Z
dc.date.issued 2017-12
dc.identifier.citation ARIF, M. M., Hussain, R., & Nazir, A. (2018). 4th year MBBS Students: Knowledge and Practice for Energy Drinks Consumption and their Side Effects. Pakistan J Med Heal Sci, 12(4), 1405-1409. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1996-7195
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/13569
dc.description.abstract Background: Energy Drinks (E.Ds) are famous for being instant source of energy and symbolize fashion. EDs are used for a number of reasons depending on school of thought and desired effect. It is very important that medical students should know about ED’s side effects and their attitude towards EDs. Aim: To assess the knowledge and practice of fourth year medical students about Energy Drinks consumption and its side effects. Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 4thyear MBBS students of Lahore Medical & Dental College (LMDC) in January, 2018. Methodology: Medical students of fourth year MBBS were invited to participate in the study after obtaining voluntary informed consent from the respondents. A structured questionnaire was used as the study tool to obtain sociodemographic back ground of students as well as their knowledge and practices regarding Energy Drinks consumption and their potential side effects. Data was entered, cleaned and analyzed in SPSS 20. Data was presented in the form of tables and graph and was analyzed through descriptive statistics. Results: Study participants (n=104) included 42.3% males and 57.7% females.100% of the students knew what an ED is, but the sources of information were found to be varied. Majority of participants knew that Caffeine (79.8%), Taurine (34.6%) and Sugar (54.8%) are basic ingredients of ED. 58% respondents were of the opinion that generally ED are used to stay awake.34.6% of participants believed that EDs can cause fatigue, dehydration 26%, increase heart rate 45.2%, Insomnia 40.4%, 78.8% of respondents have never used EDs Conclusion: A considerable majority of the medical student consume energy drinks mainly inspired by friends, for the purpose of studying and staying awake. They have only the basic knowledge about its composition and side effects mainly acquired through internet and television. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences en_US
dc.subject Energy Drinks (EDs) en_US
dc.subject medical students en_US
dc.subject knowledge en_US
dc.subject practice en_US
dc.subject Side Effects en_US
dc.title 4 th year MBBS Students: Knowledge and Practice for Energy Drinks Consumption and their Side Effects en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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